Melanie Greally
Melanie Greally | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the Circuit Court | |
| In office 27 November 2014 – 29 November 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | |
Melanie Greally is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since November 2022. She previously served as a Judge of the Circuit Court from 2014 and 2022.
Early life
[edit]Greally attended University College Dublin, from where she obtained a BCL degree in 1989.[1][2][3]
Legal career
[edit]After attending the King's Inns, she was called to the Bar in 1991.[2][1] She appeared in criminal trials acting as prosecution barrister and defence counsel.[4][5] She acted in High Court cases for the Minister for Justice in cases involving arrest warrants.[6][7][8]
Judicial career
[edit]Circuit Court
[edit]Greally became a judge of the Circuit Court in November 2014 and was assigned to the Dublin circuit in July 2015.[9][1]
She has heard cases involving assault, money laundering, theft, dangerous driving, sexual offences and fraud.[10][11][12][13][14][15] She was the presiding judge in the unsuccessful prosecution of Paul Murphy and others for the charge of false imprisonment of Joan Burton.[16]
High Court
[edit]She was nominated and appointed to the High Court in November 2022.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mr Justice Maurice Collins appointed to Supreme Court". www.lawsociety.ie. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Ms MELANIE GREALLY". Law Library. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Recent judicial appointments for our alumni". Facebook. UCD School of Law. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Judge who was once a garda refuses application to stop him from sentencing armed robber". independent. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Man gets 18 months for manslaughter". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Minister of Justice, Equality & Law Reform v. G. (L.) [2005] IEHC 310 (7 October 2005)". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "MJELR -v- Tomella". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "MJELR -v- Gorka". www.bailii.org. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "JAAB Annual Report 2014" (PDF). JAAB. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Sentencing judge says Dublin 'increasingly dangerous'". RTÉ News. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Ex-footballer among men admitting criminal cash charge". RTÉ News. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Ex Virgin Media TV employee remanded on bail over theft". RTÉ News. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Suspended sentence for driver over fatal collision". RTÉ News. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Former scout leader sentenced over sexual abuse of boy". RTÉ News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Traynor, Vivienne (29 January 2018). "Music teacher jailed for over 3 years for welfare fraud". RTÉ News. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Jobstown jury sent home for the night". RTÉ News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Courts Service set to receive additional resources for new High Court division". The Irish Times. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Supreme Court And The High Court 29 11 22". president.ie. Retrieved 29 November 2022.