Council
King’s Inns activities are co–ordinated by Council, the Society’s governing body. It is made up of the Chief Justice (ex officio), the President of the Court of Appeal (ex officio) and the President of the High Court (ex officio), a judge of the Circuit Court, the Attorney General (ex officio), Chair and Treasurer of The Bar of Ireland (ex officio), and a number of other benchers, judges, practising and non–practising barristers elected by the subscribing members of King’s Inns.
A newly formed Council for a succeeding year elect six Committees who are made up of people from Council is to oversee the management of King’s Inns in delivering the strategy and policy, and administering the Society’s day–to–day business operations.
Objectives
Council and the King’s Inns CEO and Under Treasurer, has staff and contractors which services the Society’s Council and Committees and also administers the objectives of King’s Inns.
King’s Inns is an independent educational institution, renowned for professional legal education and training. Its main objectives are:
- the promotion and advancement of learning in the law;
- the education and training of students and members of the King’s Inns;
- the protection and furtherance of the reputation and standing of the degree of Barrister–at–Law;
- the preservation of the heritage that is comprised in the King’s Inns, its buildings, library, furnishings and environs; and
- to ensure the fitness of persons to practise as or to hold themselves out as barristers prior to and, subject to Part 6 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, after their call to the Bar.
Elections
Elections shall be held in each year to fill vacancies caused by the expiry of the term of office of members of Council. Elections will take place during the Michaelmas Term. Voting and meeting provisions are set our in the General Rules of the Society.
Judicial Benchers (10 members)
Name
Position
Term Expires
The Hon. Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell
Chief Justice
ex officio
The Hon. Mr Justice George Birmingham
President, Court of Appeal
ex officio
The Hon. Ms Justice Mary Irvine
President, High Court
ex officio
The Hon. Mr Justice David Keane
.
31/12/2022
The Hon. Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington
.
31/12/2022
The Hon. Ms Justice Nuala Butler
.
31/12/2022
The Hon. Mr Justice John Edwards
.
31/12/2023
The Hon. Mr Justice David Barniville
.
31/12/2023
The Hon. Ms Justice Tara Burns
.
31/12/2023
The Hon. Ms Justice Marie Baker
.
31/12/2023
Professional Body Panel (10 members)
Name
Position
Term Expires
Maura McNally SC
Chair, The Bar of Ireland
ex officio
Seámus Clarke SC
Treasurer, The Bar of Ireland
ex officio
Seán Ó hUallacháin SC
Vice-Chair, The Bar of Ireland
ex officio
Sara Phelan SC
Denise Brett SC
Mema Byrne
Joseph O'Sullivan
Murray Johnson SC
Lewis Mooney
Aoife Farrelly
Bar Benchers Panel (10 members)
Name
Position
Term Expires
James O'Reilly SC
.
31/12/2022
Hugh I Mohan SC
.
31/12/2022
Michael Cush SC
.
31/12/2022
Sara Moorhead SC
.
31/12/2022
Eileen Lydon SC
.
31/12/2023
John Rogers SC
.
31/12/2023
David Nolan SC
.
31/12/2023
Fergal Foley
.
31/12/2023
Finbarr Fox SC
.
31/12/2023
Jacqueline O'Brien SC
.
31/12/2023
Practising Bar Panel (10 members)
Name
Position
Term Expires
George Maguire
.
31/12/2022
Kate Ahern
.
31/12/2022
Micheál O'Connell SC
.
31/12/2022
Robert O'Reilly
.
31/12/2022
Patricia McCallum
.
31/12/2022
Elizabeth Donovan
.
31/12/2023
Gerard N Murphy
.
31/12/2023
Glen Gibbons
.
31/12/2023
Dermot Sheehan
.
31/12/2023
Sally O’Neill
.
31/12/2023
Non–Practising Barristers
Name
Position
Term Expires
Brian Byrne
.
31/12/2022
James Mulcahy
.
31/12/2023
Circuit Court Judge
Name
Position
Term Expires
Her Hon Judge Alice Doyle
Circuit Court Judge
31/12/2023
Attorney General
Name
Position
Term Expires
Paul Gallagher SC
AG
ex officio