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{{Short description|Irish judge (born 1948)}}
'''John Hedigan''' is a judge of the [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] since April 2007. On 20 July 2016, he was nominated by the [[Government of Ireland]] for appointment by the [[President of Ireland]] to the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal_and_the_High_Court.html | work=Merrion Street Irish Government News Service| title=Appointments to the Court of Appeal and the High Court | date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
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He was educated at [[Belvedere College]], [[Trinity College, Dublin]] and [[King's Inns]]. He was called to the [[Bar Council of Ireland|Irish Bar]] in 1976. He became a [[Senior Counsel]] in 1990. He was a Judge of the [[European Court of Human Rights]]from November 1998 to April 2007.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://aji.ie/about/judge_profile/john-hedigan/introduction| work=Association of Judges of Ireland| title=Mr Justice John Hedigan}}</ref>
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He became a [[Bencher]] of the King’s Inns in 2002. He was called to the [[Barristers in England and Wales|English Bar]] in 1986 and to the Bar of New South Wales Australia in 1993·
| office = Judge of the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]]

| term_start = 20 July 2016
He was chairperson of the Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals Tribunal 1992-1994.
| term_end = 12 October 2018
| nominator = [[Government of the 32nd Dáil|Government of Ireland]]
| appointer = [[Michael D. Higgins]]
| office1 = Judge of the [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]]
| term_start1 = 21 May 2007
| term_end1 = 2 September 2016
| nominator1 = [[Government of the 29th Dáil|Government of Ireland]]
| appointer1 = [[Mary McAleese]]
| office2 = Judge of the [[European Court of Human Rights]]
| term_start2 = 10 November 1998
| term_end2 = 19 April 2007
| nominator2 = [[Government of the 28th Dáil|Government of Ireland]]
| appointer2 = [[Council of Europe]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|10|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
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| nationality = [[Irish people|Irish]]
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| education = [[Belvedere College]]
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'''John Hedigan''' (born 14 October 1948) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]] from 2016 to 2018, a Judge of the [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] from 2007 to 2014 and a Judge of the [[European Court of Human Rights]] from 1998 to 2007. He is the current Chair of the Irish Banking Culture Board (IBCB).<ref name="iln">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/mr-justice-hedigan-appointed-chairman-of-irish-banking-culture-board|title=Mr Justice Hedigan appointed chairman of Irish Banking Culture Board|date=4 December 2018|accessdate=17 April 2019|publisher=Irish Legal News|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417142922/https://www.irishlegal.com/article/mr-justice-hedigan-appointed-chairman-of-irish-banking-culture-board|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishbankingcultureboard.ie/faq/|title=FAQ - Irish Banking Culture Board|accessdate=17 April 2019|archive-date=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417142920/https://www.irishbankingcultureboard.ie/faq/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Early career ==
Hedigan was educated at [[Belvedere College]], [[Trinity College Dublin]] and [[King's Inns]]. He was called to the [[Irish Bar]] in November 1976.<ref>{{cite news |title=Six women among 36 called to Bar |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=19 November 1976 |page=14}}</ref> He became a [[Senior Counsel]] in 1990.


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He became a [[Bencher]] of the King's Inns in 2002. He was called to the [[Barristers in England and Wales|English Bar]] in 1986 and to the Bar of New South Wales Australia in 1993.


== Judicial career ==
Hedigan chaired the Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals Tribunal from 1992 to 1994. Hedigan was appointed as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights in November 1998 and served until April 2007.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://aji.ie/about/judge_profile/john-hedigan/introduction| work=Association of Judges of Ireland| title=Mr Justice John Hedigan| access-date=2016-07-28| archive-date=2016-08-26| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826071139/http://aji.ie/about/judge_profile/john-hedigan/introduction| url-status=live}}</ref> He was subsequently appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2007 and served until his elevation to the new Court of Appeal on its creation in 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal_and_the_High_Court.html | work=Merrion Street Irish Government News Service | title=Appointments to the Court of Appeal and the High Court | date=20 July 2016 | access-date=28 July 2016 | archive-date=15 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815002230/http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal_and_the_High_Court.html | url-status=live }}</ref>


He retired from the Court of Appeal in October 2018.<ref name="iln" /><ref>


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Latest revision as of 07:38, 12 October 2024

John Hedigan
Judge of the Court of Appeal
In office
20 July 2016 – 12 October 2018
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the High Court
In office
21 May 2007 – 2 September 2016
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
In office
10 November 1998 – 19 April 2007
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byCouncil of Europe
Personal details
Born (1948-10-14) 14 October 1948 (age 76)
Dublin, Ireland
EducationBelvedere College
Alma mater

John Hedigan (born 14 October 1948) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2016 to 2018, a Judge of the High Court from 2007 to 2014 and a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1998 to 2007. He is the current Chair of the Irish Banking Culture Board (IBCB).[1][2]

Early career

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Hedigan was educated at Belvedere College, Trinity College Dublin and King's Inns. He was called to the Irish Bar in November 1976.[3] He became a Senior Counsel in 1990.

He became a Bencher of the King's Inns in 2002. He was called to the English Bar in 1986 and to the Bar of New South Wales Australia in 1993.

Judicial career

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Hedigan chaired the Civil Service Disciplinary Appeals Tribunal from 1992 to 1994. Hedigan was appointed as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights in November 1998 and served until April 2007.[4] He was subsequently appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2007 and served until his elevation to the new Court of Appeal on its creation in 2016.[5]

He retired from the Court of Appeal in October 2018.[1]<ref>

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Justice Hedigan appointed chairman of Irish Banking Culture Board". Irish Legal News. 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "FAQ - Irish Banking Culture Board". Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Six women among 36 called to Bar". The Irish Times. 19 November 1976. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Mr Justice John Hedigan". Association of Judges of Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Appointments to the Court of Appeal and the High Court". Merrion Street Irish Government News Service. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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