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Leonie Reynolds

Leonie Reynolds

Irish judge (born 1968)

Leonie Reynolds (born 10 April 1968) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since October 2016. She previously served as a Judge of the Circuit Court from 2010 to 2016.[1]

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Early life

Reynolds is the daughter of Albert Reynolds, former Taoiseach of Ireland.[2] She was educated at University College Dublin from where she received a BA degree in 1989 and the King's Inns.[3][4]

She was called to the Irish Bar in 1993.[4]

Judicial career

She was appointed as a judge of the Circuit Court in January 2010. On 27 July 2016, the Government of Ireland agreed in principle to nominate Reynolds, for appointment by the President of Ireland, as a judge of the High Court, once an expected vacancy arose.[5]

She was a member of the Special Criminal Court between 2015 and 2016[4][6] and was formerly the judge in charge of the Chancery List of the High Court,[7][8] which encompasses cases involving equity and company law.[9] As of 2021, she is the judge in charge of the Jury and Garda Compensation lists.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "President appoints Ms. Leone Reynolds as High Court Judge". www.president.ie. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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    "Albert Reynolds's daughter nominated as High Court judge". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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    "Congrats Her Honour Judge Leonie Reynolds (BA 1989) on her promotion to the High Court". Twitter. UCD School of Law. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Leonie Reynolds nominated for High Court position". Longford Leader. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Appointments to the High, Circuit and District_Court". Merrion Street Irish Government News Service. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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    "Reassignment, by appointment, of Specialist Judges of the Circuit Court as Ordinary Judges of the Circuit Court". Merrion Street. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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    "General Notices: 12 February 2020 - HC Judges Hilary '20". Courts.ie. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Notice - High Court Michaelmas Term - Assignment of Judges". Courts Service. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Listing procedures". Courts.ie. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. [10]
    "High Court - Assignment of Judges – Michaelmas Term 2021 | The Courts Service of Ireland". www.courts.ie.
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