Hugh Geoghegan
Hugh Geoghegan (born 16 May 1938) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2000 to 2010 and a Judge of the High Court from 1992 to 2000.
Hugh Geoghegan | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 8 March 2000 – 1 May 2010 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 3 March 1992 – 8 March 2000 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1938 Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Finlay Geoghegan (m. 1981) |
| Relations |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
He replaced Judge Donal Barrington in the Supreme Court. Before appointment to the Supreme Court, Geoghegan had spent eight years as a judge of the High Court, being nominated to that position by the short-lived Fianna Fáil-Labour coalition.
Geoghegan has the special distinction of being the first son of a Supreme Court judge to follow in his father's footsteps. His father James Geoghegan was a Fianna Fáil TD for Longford–Westmeath from 1930 to 1937 and Minister for Justice, Attorney General, and a judge of the Supreme Court.
He is married to Mary Finlay Geoghegan who, in 2002, became the third female judge of the High Court of Ireland. They have three children. His father-in-law Thomas Finlay is a former Chief Justice (1985–1994).
In the 1980s, as a senior counsel Geoghegan served on the Circuit Court Rules Committee, along with future judicial colleague Michael Moriarty. He also appeared before the tribunal of inquiry into the Stardust fire. He is a former auditor and current vice-president of the UCD Law Society.
Justice Geoghegan was appointed Honorary Adjunct Professor of Law in the Department of Law at the National University of Ireland Maynooth in 2011.