Catherine McGuinness
| Catherine McGuinness | |
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At a conference in UCD
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| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
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In office 2000–2006 |
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| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
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| Born |
14 November 1934 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse(s) | Proinsias Mac Aonghusa |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Canon Robert Ellis, Sylvia Ellis (née Craig) |
| Education | Kings Inns, Trinity College Dublin, Alexandra College |
| Occupation | President of the Law Reform Commission, Judge of the Supreme Court, High Court, Circuit Court, Senior Counsel, Senator |
| Religion | Church of Ireland |
Catherine McGuinness (born 14 November 1934) is a retired judge and activist. She is a former barrister, Senator, President of the Law Reform Commission and judge of the Circuit Court, justice of the High Court and Supreme Court of Ireland. In January 2012 she was appointed to the Council of State by President Michael D. Higgins. In May 2013 she was appointed Chair of the National University of Ireland Galway Governing Authority.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McGuinness was educated in Alexandra College, Trinity College Dublin and the King's Inns. In the 1960s she worked for the Labour Party. She was called to the Irish bar in 1977 at age 42. In 1989 she was called to the Inner Bar.
In 1979 she was elected as an independent candidate to Seanad Éireann at a by-election on 11 December 1979 in the Dublin University constituency following the resignation of Conor Cruise O'Brien, taking her seat in the 14th Seanad. She was re-elected at the 1981 elections to the 15th Seanad, and in 1983 to the 17th Seanad, where she served until 1987. She lost her seat to David Norris. She was appointed to the Council of State on 2 May 1988 by President Patrick Hillery and served until 1990.
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