Nicholas Kearns | |
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President of the High Court | |
In office 28 October 2009 – 19 December 2015 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
Preceded by | Richard Johnson |
Succeeded by | Peter Kelly |
Judge of the High Court | |
In office 28 October 2009 – 19 December 2015 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
In office 9 January 1998 – 15 November 2004 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
Judge of the Supreme Court | |
In office 15 November 2004 – 28 October 2009[nb 1] | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 4 December 1946
Spouse |
Eleanor Kearns (m. 1978) |
Children | 4 |
Education | St Mary's College, Dublin |
Alma mater | |
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Nicholas Kearns (born 12 December 1946) is a retired Irish judge who served as President of the High Court from 2009 to 2015 and a Judge of the High Court from 1998 to 2015, and previously from 1998 to 2004, and a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2004 to 2009.[1]