John Sheil

Sir John Joseph Sheil (born 19 June 1938) is a retired Northern Irish judge. He was a High Court Judge of Northern Ireland from 1989 to 2004, and a Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland from 2004 to 2007.

The Right Honourable

Sir John Sheil
Lord Justice of Appeal
In office
September 2004 – December 2006
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1938-06-19) 19 June 1938
NationalityBritish
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
OccupationJudge
ProfessionLaw

Early life and education

Sheil was born on 19 June 1938.[1] He was educated at Clongowes Wood College, an all-boys voluntary secondary school in County Kildare, Ireland[2] where his twin brother, Fr. Michael Shiel SJ, is currently rector.[3] He then studied at Queen's University Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin.[2]

Career

In 1964, Sheil was called to the bar of Northern Ireland and began practising as a barrister. He was made a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1975.[4] #he was Chairman of the Mental Health Review Tribunal from 1985 to 1987, and was a member of the Fair Employment Appeals Board from 1986 to 1989.[5]

In 1989, Sheil was made a High Court Judge of Northern Ireland.[6] He served as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland from September 2004 to 31 December 2006.[6][7][8] He retired from the judiciary at the end of 2006.[9]

Since 1 September 2010, Sheil has been a Surveillance Commissioner.[5] As this position has a three-year term, he was reappointed on 1 September 2013,[4] and again on 1 September 2016.[6]

Honours

In 1989, Sheil was knighted as a Knight Bachelor. On 5 Nov 1996, he was elected an Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn.[10] On 16 May 2005, he was elected an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple.[2] In 2005, he was appointed a Privy Counsellor.[11]

References
  1. "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014. Sir John Sheil, a former Lord Justice of Appeal, Northern Ireland, 75
  2. "Masters of the Bench - The Rt Hon Sir John Sheil". middletemple.org.uk. The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. Murphy, Gavin T. (30 June 2020). "For the past, thanks! For the future, yes!". Jesuits Ireland. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Reappointment of Surveillance and Assistant Surveillance Commissioners". gov.uk. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. "Appointment of Surveillance Commissioners". gov.uk. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  6. "Surveillance Commissioner and Assistant Surveillance Commissioner appointments". gov.uk. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. "Privy Council Appointment (Sir John Joseph Sheil)". Number10.gov.uk. 20 December 2004. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  8. "Appointment of Lord Justices of Appeal in NI". Number10.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  9. "Two senior judges set to retire". BBC News. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  10. "Honorary Benchers of Gray's Inn" (pdf). graysinn.org.uk/. Gray’s Inn. 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  11. "Privy Counsellors - S". privycouncil.independent.gov.uk. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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