Catherine McGuinness, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Irish judge and activist
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Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland
About Catherine McGuinness
- Catherine McGuinness (née Ellis; born 14 November 1934) is a retired Irish judge who served as a judge of the Supreme Court from 2000 to 2006, Judge of the High Court from 1996 to 2000, Judge of the Circuit Court from 1994 to 1996 and a Senator for the University of Dublin from 1979 to 1981 and between 1983 and 1987.
- She was appointed by President Michael D.
- Higgins to the Council of State in January 2012.
- She had previously been a Member of the Council of State from 1988 to 1990, upon being appointed by President Patrick Hillery.She was President of the Law Reform Commission from 2007 to 2009.
- In May 2013 she was appointed Chair of the National University of Ireland Galway Governing Authority.
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