Marguerite Bolger is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since January 2022. She previously practiced as a barrister, where she specialised in employment law.
Marguerite Bolger | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 13 January 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Education | Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny |
| Alma mater | |
Early life
editBolger is from County Kilkenny.[1] She was born to Elaine Murphy and John Bolger, who was Mayor of Kilkenny in 1999.[2] She attended secondary school at Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny and later received LLB and MLitt degrees.[1][3]
Legal career
editShe was called to the Irish bar in 1993, and became a senior counsel in 2009.[3] She primarily practiced in the area of employment law.[4][5][6] She has appeared in cases before the Supreme Court of Ireland and the European Court of Justice.[7][8][9] Her clients included both employees and employers, including RTÉ, the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, An Post, Cork City F.C., and the Central Bank of Ireland.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
In August 2021, she was appointed by the Irish government to chair negotiations with hospital consultants about entering into the Sláintecare system.[17]
She has written several legal texts, including the first edition of a book on Irish criminal law with Peter Charleton and Paul Anthony McDermott and the books Sex Discrimination and the Law and Employment Equality Law.[18][19][20] Bolger is a former chairperson of the Employment Bar Association of Ireland and served on the executive board of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.[21] She was re-appointed for a second three-year term as chair of the Panel of Enquiry at Trinity College Dublin in June 2020.[22]
In 2016, her former assistant was convicted in the Circuit Court of stealing €28,000 from her.[23]
Judicial career
editBolger was one of five people nominated to the High Court in September 2021.[4] Her appointment was delayed due to ongoing work on behalf of the State.[24] She was appointed in January 2022.[25]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kilkenny woman named new High Court judge". KCLR 96FM. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "The late John Bolger, former Mayor of Kilkenny". www.kilkennypeople.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Marguerite Bolger". Law Library. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Five new High Court judges nominated as 'tsunami of litigation' expected". Irish Independent. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Extra-Mural Course in Employment Litigation". TCD.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Marguerite Bolger SC". www.legal-island.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Carolan, Mary. "School and Traveller boy to pay own costs after enrolment case". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Kenny v Minister for Justice". CURIA. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Parris v Trinity College Dublin". CURIA. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "Flight attendant seeks High Court injunction against Aer Lingus". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Manager denies wrongdoing after firm alleges confidential information was sent to personal email". Irish Examiner. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ McCarthaigh, Sean (25 February 2021). "RTE challenge against compensation ruling collapses over 'ageist and sexist' remarks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Former-ISPCA boss to receive €150,000-plus settlement in unfair dismissals case". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Former An Post worker's bullying action out of alleged 'gay rumours' has been struck out". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Cork City manager to leave as case is settled". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "In short". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Marguerite Bolger SC to lead Sláintecare talks with hospital consultants". Irish Legal News. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Charleton, Peter; McDermott, Paul Anthony; Bolger, Marguerite (1999). Criminal law. Dublin: Butterworths. ISBN 9781854758453.
- ^ Bolger, Marguerite (2000). Sex discrimination law. Dublin: Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 9781858000626.
- ^ Bolger, Marguerite (2012). Employment equality law. Dublin, Ireland. ISBN 9781858005911.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Executive Board". ICCL. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Board Agenda - 24 June 2020" (PDF). TCD.ie. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Pictured: Camogie star who stole €28,000 from barrister to use for online shopping". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Carolan, Mary. "Frustration mounts over court delays as more judges sought". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court January 2022". president.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2022.