New Judge for the Court of First Instance

The Irish government has nominated Judge Kevin O'Higgins of the Irish High Court to replace Judge Cooke at the Court of First Instance.

You can see the official letter and his resume here.

If his appointment is confirmed, it will be another father-son act because his father was a judge at the Court of Justice back in the late 80s and early 90s.

We'll keep you posted on the outcome of the appointment process.

UPDATE: An alert reader, Madeleine, points out that the new judge is not in fact the son of a former judge at the Court of Justice. We apologize for the mistake and thanks for the correction.

Comments

[Madeleine]

You are mistaken in writing that Kevin O'Higgins is the son of Tom O'Higgins who was in the Court of Justice in the 80s and 90s. He is the son of the late Dr. Niall O'Higgins. Tom O'Higgins is a cousin.

[Bartolus]

Thanks for pointing out that error. We've made a correction.