Nicholas Kearns

Nicholas Kearns
President of the High Court
In office
28 October 2009 – 19 December 2015
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Preceded byRichard Johnson
Succeeded byPeter Kelly
Judge of the High Court
In office
28 October 2009 – 19 December 2015
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
In office
9 January 1998 – 15 November 2004
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
15 November 2004 – 28 October 2009[nb 1]
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Personal details
Born (1946-12-04) 4 December 1946 (age 77)
Dublin, Ireland
Spouse
Eleanor Kearns
​
(m. 1978)​
Children4
EducationSt Mary's College, Dublin
Alma mater
  1. ^ ex officio member while President of the High Court

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]

  1. ^ Coulter, Carol (7 October 2009). "Government nominates new president of High Court". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2009.