Michael Peart (judge)

Peart attended Glenstal Abbey^[1] and obtained a BCL degree from University College Dublin.^[2] Following his education at the Law Society of Ireland, he was admitted as a solicitor in 1970.^[3] He worked at Pearts Solicitors with a speciality in litigation.^[4] He represented Bula Mines in litigation against Tara Mine which frequently reached the Supreme Court of Ireland.^[1] He is a bencher of the King's Inns.

He was appointed a High Court judge in 2002.^[5] He was the first Solicitor appointed to the High Court.^[3] He presided over cases in the High Court involving criminal law, judicial review, personal injuries, immigration law and commercial law.^[5]

Peart became a Judge of the Court of Appeal in October 2014 upon its establishment.^[6] In the Court of Appeal, he delivered judgments on appeals involving defamation,^[7] judicial review,^[8] land law,^[9] criminal law,^[10] discovery,^[11] and professional misconduct.^[12] He chaired a committee to reform legal education of solicitors in Ireland through the Law Society of Ireland, which presented its findings in 2018.^[13] He retired in October 2019 in advance of his seventieth birthday.^[4]