The Government has approved the nomination of four High Court judges and two judges of the Circuit Court.
Conleth Bradley, Denise Brett, Nuala Jackson and David Nolan – who are all senior counsel practicing at the Bar – are to be appointed to the High Court.
Jonathan Dunphy, principal in a Dublin firm of solicitors of the same name, is to be appointed to the Circuit Court, as is Christopher Callan, a solicitor with Callan Tansey Solicitors, a firm with offices in Dublin and several locations in the west of Ireland.
Mr Bradley is the author of legal textbooks on judicial review. He has also served in a number of State-appointed roles.
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Ms Brett is the vice-chair of the Bar Council, while Ms Jackson is a senior counsel specialising in family law and a former chair of the Legal Aid Board. Mr Nolan is a senior counsel specialising in personal injury law, insurance and commercial law.
The nominees, approved at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, will be formally appointed to their judicial roles by President Michael D Higgins in the coming weeks.