Declan Morgan
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The Right Honourable Sir Declan Morgan |
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| Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland | |
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Assumed office 3 July 2009 |
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| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Brian Kerr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 64–65) Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Adrienne Morgan |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Cambridge University Queen's University, Belfast |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Sir Charles Declan Morgan (born 1952) is the current Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
Morgan was born in 1952 and educated at St Columb's College in Derry; Peterhouse, Cambridge; and Queen's University, Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1976 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1993. Between 2002 and 2004, he was Senior Crown Counsel for Northern Ireland. He also served for a time as Judge-In-Residence at the School of Law of Queen's University, Belfast.
In 2004, Morgan was appointed a judge of the High Court and knighted. He became Chairman of the Law Reform Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland that same year, and in 2007 was appointed Chairman of the Northern Ireland Law Commission. In 2007, he was appointed to the Family Division of the Court, and in 2008 moved to hearing cases for judicial review.
On 18 June 2009, it was announced that Mr Justice Morgan would succeed Sir Brian Kerr as Lord Chief Justice following the latter's appointment as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He was sworn into office on 3 July 2009.
On 10 February 2010, Morgan was sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
Sir Declan is married with three children.
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