Richard Humphreys (judge)
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Richard Humphreys | |
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.jpg) Humphreys in 2015 | |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2015 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Other political affiliations | Fine Gael |
| Education | St Michael's College, Dublin |
| Alma mater | |
Richard Humphreys is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since October 2015. He was previously a barrister, legal academic, political adviser, and was a member of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council for the Labour Party.
Humphreys attended St Michael's College, Dublin, graduating in 1984.[1] He received BCL and LLM law degrees from University College Dublin in 1988 and 1989 respectively.[2] While a student at UCD, Humphreys was the auditor of the L&H society between 1986 and 1987. During his term in charge of the society, it hosted the World Universities Debating Championship.[3]
He subsequently attended the King's Inns and obtained a PhD in law from Trinity College Dublin.[4]
Legal career
He was called to the Bar in 1991 and became a senior counsel in 2009. He practised primarily in the area of public law, specifically Constitutional law, judicial review and immigration law.[5] He twice appeared for Sinn Féin in constitutional challenges.[6] He also appeared in media law and defamation cases.[7][8]
Humphreys was a lecturer at UCD and University College Cork between 1990 and 1993,[5] and also taught at the law faculties of TCD and NUI Galway.[9] He was a member of the Balance in Criminal Law Review Group and the chairperson of the Statute Law Expert Advisory Group.[9][5]
While a government adviser, he attended talks in 1996 which contributed to the Good Friday Agreement.[4] He has since written two texts on the agreement, United Ireland and the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.[10][11]