Aileen Donnelly

Aileen Donnelly is a High Court judge in Ireland.^[1] She is the first openly gay member to serve on the High Court.^[2] She has been appointed to deal with extradition cases.^[3]

Donnelly attended University College Dublin (UCD) and the King's Inn. In 1988, she was called to the Bar. Between 1996 and 2002, she was a board member and co-chair of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). In 2004, she was called to the Inner Bar.^[2]

References

↑ "The judges". Courts.ie. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31.
1 2 O'Reilly, Brian; Foley, Cliona (21 January 2015). "Judge first openly gay serving member of High Court". Irish Independent.
↑ "New judge to hear extradition case against Silk Road accused". The Irish Times. 3 February 2015. Ms Justice Donnelly, who has only recently been appointed to deal with extradition cases, said she would adjourn the case until March 3rd when another judge would be dealing with the list of extradition cases.

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[1] "The judges". Courts.ie. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31.

[high_court_first-2] 1 2 O'Reilly, Brian; Foley, Cliona (21 January 2015). "Judge first openly gay serving member of High Court". Irish Independent.

[3] "New judge to hear extradition case against Silk Road accused". The Irish Times. 3 February 2015. Ms Justice Donnelly, who has only recently been appointed to deal with extradition cases, said she would adjourn the case until March 3rd when another judge would be dealing with the list of extradition cases.