Eileen Roberts | |
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Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 13 July 2022 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland |
Alma mater | |
Eileen Roberts is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since July 2022. She previously worked as a solicitor practising in commercial litigation.
Roberts was born in Dublin and lived in County Carlow from the age of four. [1] She received a law degree from Trinity College Dublin. [1] [2] [3]
She was admitted as a solicitor in 1991 and holds a qualification in mediation. [3] She qualified as a solicitor while working at the law firm A&L Goodbody, where she became a partner in 2000. [4] She was the chair of the firm between 2019 and 2022. [4] [5] [6]
Her practice was in commercial litigation, where she represented clients in investigations and in cases in the courts and tribunals of inquiry. [2] She was solicitor for Irish Life during bankruptcy proceedings of Seán Dunne. [7] She has written and lectured in law, and has been a committee member of the Irish Commercial Mediation Association and the Irish Commercial Litigation Association. [2]
She was nominated to become a judge of the High Court in June 2022, following a vacancy created by Senan Allen. [3] She was appointed in July 2022. [8]
Eileen Roberts | |
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Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 13 July 2022 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland |
Alma mater | |
Eileen Roberts is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since July 2022. She previously worked as a solicitor practising in commercial litigation.
Roberts was born in Dublin and lived in County Carlow from the age of four. [1] She received a law degree from Trinity College Dublin. [1] [2] [3]
She was admitted as a solicitor in 1991 and holds a qualification in mediation. [3] She qualified as a solicitor while working at the law firm A&L Goodbody, where she became a partner in 2000. [4] She was the chair of the firm between 2019 and 2022. [4] [5] [6]
Her practice was in commercial litigation, where she represented clients in investigations and in cases in the courts and tribunals of inquiry. [2] She was solicitor for Irish Life during bankruptcy proceedings of Seán Dunne. [7] She has written and lectured in law, and has been a committee member of the Irish Commercial Mediation Association and the Irish Commercial Litigation Association. [2]
She was nominated to become a judge of the High Court in June 2022, following a vacancy created by Senan Allen. [3] She was appointed in July 2022. [8]