Iseult O'Malley

Iseult Pauline Mary O'Malley (born 30 June 1964) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since October 2015. She previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2012 to 2015.

The Hon. Ms. Justice

Iseult O'Malley
Judge of the Supreme Court
Assumed office
6 October 2015
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the High Court
In office
21 July 2012 – 6 October 2015
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
Born
Iseult Pauline Mary O'Malley

(1964-06-30) 30 June 1964
Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Relations
Alma mater

Early life

O'Malley was born in 1964 to Una O'Higgins O'Malley, a writer, and Eoin O'Malley, a heart surgeon.[1][2][3] She is a granddaughter of Kevin O'Higgins, the Minister for Justice who was assassinated in 1927.[4] She has five brothers, including Chris O'Malley.[3][5]

She was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and King's Inns.[6] She was the individual runner-up of the Irish Times Debate in 1982 and debated in the final of the Observer Mace in 1985 with David Keane.[7][8]

She was called to the Bar in 1987, and became a Senior Counsel in 2007.[6] She practised mainly in criminal law.[9]

She was Director and Chair of the Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) from 1985 to 2012.[9] During her time as chairperson, the organisation campaigned for the introduction of civil legal aid.[10] She won a Person of the Year Award in 2004 for her work with FLAC.[6] She also chaired the Refugee Agency between 1993 and 1996.[11]

She was a member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal between 1995 and 1998 and concurrently served on the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal.[12]

She was appointed a Bencher of the King's Inns in 2012.[9]

Judicial career

She was appointed as a Judge of the High Court in 2012.[4]

She was nominated to the Supreme Court in July 2015[13] and was appointed by the President of Ireland on 1 October 2015.[14] She made the Declaration required by the Constitution of a Justice of the Supreme Court on 6 October 2015.[15] She has delivered opinions for the court in final appeals involving criminal law,[16] contract law,[17] EU law,[18] ward of court,[19] and judicial review.[20]

References
  1. "Births, Marriages and Deaths". Irish Press. 9 July 1964. p. 2.
  2. "Remembering Kevin O'Higgins and his three IRA killers". www.irishexaminer.com. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. "Pioneering heart surgeon dies at 88". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. "Top barrister at tribunal appointed High Court judge". Irish Examiner. 9 May 2012.
  5. Brennock, Mark (31 August 1983). "Shattering Garret". Magill. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. "Appointments to the Supreme Court, High Court and District Court". MerrionStreet.ie. 23 July 2015.
  7. "TCD team takes debating award". The Irish Times. 25 February 1982. p. 6.
  8. "Two TCD teams for debating final". The Irish Times. 4 March 1985.
  9. "2018 Supreme Court Annual Report" (PDF). Supreme Court. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  10. Donaghy, Kathy (23 March 1995). "FLAC says need for free legal aid service growing". The Irish Times. p. 2.
  11. "Appointments to State Boards. – Wednesday, 27 Oct 2004 – Parliamentary Questions (29th Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  12. Coulter, Carol. "New High Court judges nominated". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  13. "Iseult O'Malley to be appointed as Supreme Court judge". The Irish Times. 22 July 2015.
  14. "Appointment of Judge of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court". Áras an Uachtaráin website www.president.ie. 1 October 2015.
  15. "Supreme Court: 6th October 2015". Supreme Court Legal Diary. 6 October 2015.
  16. DPP v. Gruchacz, [2019 IESC 45] (Supreme Court of Ireland 10 May 2019).
  17. JLT Financial Services Ltd v. Gannon, [2017 IESC 70] (Supreme Court of Ireland 21 November 2017).
  18. Ogieriakhi v. Minister for Justice & Equality and ors, [2017 IESC 52] (Supreme Court of Ireland 13 July 2017).
  19. A.C. & Ors v. Cork University Hospital, [2019 IESC 73] (Supreme Court of Ireland 17 October 2019).
  20. Grace and anor v. An Bórd Pleanála & ors, [2017 IESC 10] (Supreme Court of Ireland 24 February 2017).
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