Nial Fennelly
| The Hon. Mr. Justice Nial Fennelly | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
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In office October 2000 – May 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Advocate General of the European Court of Justice | |
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In office 1995–2000 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1942 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater |
University College Dublin, King's Inns |
| Profession | Judge, Barrister |
Nial Fennelly (born 3 May 1942) served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland from 2000 to 2014 and was an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice from 1995 to 2000.[1] He was educated at Clongowes Wood College, took a degree in economics at University College Dublin and completed his Bar studies at King's Inns. He was a Barrister-at-Law from 1964 to 1995; when he was appointed as a senior counsel, he based himself full-time in Dublin, but when a junior barrister, he worked both there and on the South Eastern circuit. Fennelly was Chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland shortly before his appointment as Advocate General. Fennelly is president of the Irish Society for European Law.[1]
Fennelly is the sole member of the "Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons)", commonly called the Fennelly Commission, a commission of investigation established in April 2014 by the current government of Ireland to investigate several controversies involving the Garda Síochána.
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- 1 2 "Current Judges of the Supreme Court". Supreme Court of Ireland. Retrieved 27 October 2010.