John Jordan (judge)

Irish barrister, High Court judge since 2019

Born

The Hon. Mr. Justice John Jordan
Jordan in 2019

Judge of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 February 2019
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Michael D. Higgins

Personal details
Born	Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Education	St Gerald's College
Alma mater	University College Dublin King's Inns

John Jordan is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since February 2019. He previously practiced as a barrister.

Jordan is from Castlebar, County Mayo, where he attended secondary school at St Gerald's College.^[1] He studied law at University College Dublin and at the King's Inns.^[2]

Legal career

He was called to the Bar in 1985 and became a senior counsel in 2011.^[2] Prior to his appointment as a senior counsel, Jordan served as the State Prosecutor in the Circuit Court in County Mayo. ^[1] His practice encompassed criminal law and private law, including in the areas of contract law, tort law, and property law.^[3] In criminal trials, he acted for both the defence and on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions in matters involving sexual offences, road traffic offences, fraud, and homicide.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

He acted for the DPP in the prosecution of Pádraig Nally and subsequent appeal arising out of the death of John Ward.^[8]^[9]

Judicial career

Jordan became a judge of the High Court in February 2019.^[10] He has been the presiding judge in cases involving injunctions, company law, and family and child law.^[11]^[12]^[13]

He is the judge in charge of the Family List of the High Court, and the International Hague Network Judge for Ireland.^[14]^[15]

References

1 2 "Sworn in as High Court judge". Connaught Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
1 2 "Appointments to the High Court". merrionstreet.ie. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Senior counsel named for High Court". www.lawsociety.ie. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Sex assault case adjourned over absence of witness". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Hit and run driver jailed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "Insurer FBD settles case over alleged fraudulent invoice". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Man not guilty (by reason of insanity) of father's murder". Irish Examiner. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Neighbour: Nally was demented with fear". Irish Examiner. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Court of Criminal Appeal rules trial judge has no right to direct a jury to find a defendant guilty". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court". president.ie. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Stay sought on Ryanair action against union and pilots". RTÉ News. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Judge refuses application by liquidator to impose directorship restrictions on company founder". Irish Examiner. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Child can be adopted without birth father being consulted says High Court". Irish Examiner. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
↑ "Notice - High Court Michaelmas Term - Assignment of Judges". Courts Service. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
↑ "International Hague Network of Judges (IHNJ)" (PDF). Courts Service. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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