National
Justice of the Supreme Court
- Irish: Breitheamh den Chúirt Uachtarach
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Ireland
- Exact method
- Ordinary judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Government (Art. 35.1) after the Judicial Appointments Commission process. The Presidents of the Court of Appeal and of the High Court also sit ex officio and are not counted in the nine.
- Chosen by
- President of Ireland
- Seats
- Up to 9
Who holds these seats now
- Aileen Donnelly Report Source: supremecourt.ie, checked
- Brian Murray Report Source: supremecourt.ie, checked
- Brian O'Moore since April 2026 Report Source: gov.ie, checked
- Gerard Hogan Report Source: supremecourt.ie, checked
- Iseult O'Malley Report Source: supremecourt.ie, checked
- Maurice Collins Report Source: supremecourt.ie, checked
- Niamh Hyland since April 2026 Report Source: gov.ie, checked (+1 more)
- Seamus Woulfe Report Source: supremecourt.ie, checked
Sources
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, Irish Statute Book, read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 28, 35). Seat counts: Oireachtas members list; Supreme Court composition: supremecourt.ie judges page, read 2026-10-12. For: Justice of the Supreme Court
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Bunreacht na hÉireann (Irish text) and oireachtas.ie / logainm.ie: Irish-language names of the State, provinces, institutions and offices. For: Justice of the Supreme Court in Irish
- supremecourt.ie · checked Courts Service of Ireland, Supreme Court judges page, read 2026-10-12. Chief Justice start date 2021-10-11 from Wikipedia, Supreme Court of Ireland (fallback; the official page gives none). Ordinary judges' start dates not loaded. For: Aileen Donnelly, current term, Brian Murray, current term, Gerard Hogan, current term, Iseult O'Malley, current term, Maurice Collins, current term and 2 more
- gov.ie · checked Department of the Taoiseach, gov.ie, "Government nominates three new members of the Court of Appeal", 27 May 2026, read 2026-10-12: "the elevation of the Hon. Ms Justice Niamh Hyland to the Supreme Court on 22 April 2026, the elevation of the Hon. Mr. Justice Brian O'Moore to the Supreme Court on 22 April 2026". Also listed as a current member on supremecourt.ie judges page, read 2026-10-12. For: Brian O'Moore, current term, Niamh Hyland, current term