Kerida Naidoo | |
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Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 21 February 2022 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | |
Kerida Naidoo is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since February 2022. He was formerly a barrister.
Naidoo obtained a BA from Trinity College Dublin and attended the King's Inns. [1] [2] He was the auditor of the College Historical Society between 1990 and 1991. [3] He appeared on the RTÉ TV series Challenging Times representing the King's Inns in 1994. [4]
He was called to the Irish Bar in 1995 and became a senior counsel in 2015. [2] [5] He was heavily involved in criminal trials, appearing for the prosecution and for defendants. [6] [7]
He was counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions in cases involving murder, health and safety offences, sexual offences, weapons offences, kidnap, robbery, and drugs offences. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Naidoo was the prosecuting barrister in the trial of a man convicted of vandalising Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat. [14] He appeared for the DPP in the first prosecution of the offence of coercive control in Ireland. [15] He acted for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in High Court proceedings connected with its investigation into the Football Association of Ireland. [16]
He defended county councillor Kieran Mahon in his trial for the false imprisonment of Joan Burton, where the jury returned a not guilty verdict. [17] [18]
He was a member of a working group on judicial review from 2001 for the Law Reform Commission. [19]
Naidoo was nominated to become a judge of the High Court in January 2022. [1] [5] [20] He was appointed in February 2022. [21]
Kerida Naidoo | |
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Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 21 February 2022 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | |
Kerida Naidoo is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since February 2022. He was formerly a barrister.
Naidoo obtained a BA from Trinity College Dublin and attended the King's Inns. [1] [2] He was the auditor of the College Historical Society between 1990 and 1991. [3] He appeared on the RTÉ TV series Challenging Times representing the King's Inns in 1994. [4]
He was called to the Irish Bar in 1995 and became a senior counsel in 2015. [2] [5] He was heavily involved in criminal trials, appearing for the prosecution and for defendants. [6] [7]
He was counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions in cases involving murder, health and safety offences, sexual offences, weapons offences, kidnap, robbery, and drugs offences. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Naidoo was the prosecuting barrister in the trial of a man convicted of vandalising Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat. [14] He appeared for the DPP in the first prosecution of the offence of coercive control in Ireland. [15] He acted for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in High Court proceedings connected with its investigation into the Football Association of Ireland. [16]
He defended county councillor Kieran Mahon in his trial for the false imprisonment of Joan Burton, where the jury returned a not guilty verdict. [17] [18]
He was a member of a working group on judicial review from 2001 for the Law Reform Commission. [19]
Naidoo was nominated to become a judge of the High Court in January 2022. [1] [5] [20] He was appointed in February 2022. [21]