Donal O'Donnell Politician

Donal O'Donnell (born 1958) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since 2010.He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was educated at St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, University College Dublin, King's Inns and the University of Virginia.He was called to the Irish Bar in 1982, was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1989. He has practised in all Courts in Ireland, in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). His father, Turlough O'Donnell, was a member of the Northern Ireland High Court and of the Court of Appeal between 1971 and 1990.O'Donnell has been a member of the Law Reform Commission since 2005. He is a member of the Royal Irish Academy Committee on the Origins of the Constitution. He became a Bencher of the King's Inns in 2009 and was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2010.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1958
Education
University of Virginia
University College Dublin
King's Inns
Profession
Barrister , Judge

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Office holder

officeJudge of the Supreme Court

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