Aileen Donnelly
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Aileen Donnelly | |
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.jpg) Donnelly in 2023 | |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 17 June 2019 – 2 June 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 22 September 2014 – 17 June 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse |
Susan Miner (m. 2016) |
| Alma mater | |
Aileen Donnelly is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since June 2023. She previously served as a Judge of the Court of the Appeal from 2019 to 2023 and a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2019.
Donnelly attended University College Dublin, where she obtained a BCL degree in 1986 and a master's degree in equality studies in 1995.[1] She also attended the King's Inns.[2] In 1988, she was called to the Bar. Between 1996 and 2002, she was a board member and co-chair of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). She was counsel for a complainant in the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse.[3] In 2004, she was called to the Inner Bar.[4] She has published legal texts on tax law, the law of the European Convention on Human Rights and gender and law.[2]