The Hon. Mr. Justice
Rory MacCabe
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
13 January 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Assumed office
18 January 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Preceded byMary Ellen Ring
Judge of the Circuit Court
In office
15 May 2007 – 13 January 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Alma mater

Rory P. MacCabe is an Irish judge who is a judge of the High Court since January 2022 and is the chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. He was a judge of the Circuit Court between 2007 and 2022 and was formerly a barrister and civil servant.

Early career

MacCabe first worked in the Irish civil service.[1] He holds a diploma in public administration.[2] He was called to the Bar in 1984 and became a senior counsel in 1999.[2][3] He was involved in criminal trials and also acted in civil matters including employment law, defamation, personal injuries and injunctions.[4][5][6][7][8] He acted for the builder Tom Brennan at the Mahon Tribunal.[9]

David Andrews, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, employed MacCabe from 1998 to advise him on European affairs.[10]

He was appointed to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in August 2001.[11]

Judicial career

Circuit Court

He was appointed to the Circuit Court in May 2007.[12] He was not assigned to a particular circuit.[13] He presided over criminal trials involving drugs offences, robbery, sexual offences, assault, fraud, harassment, arson, and theft.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] He was presiding judge in cases involving debt recovery, defamation and health and safety law.[22][23][24]

He was a member of the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee of the Judicial Council of Ireland and he was the chair of the Judicial ICT Cross Jurisdictional Committee.[25][26]

He chaired a steering group of the Irish Sports Council in 2008.[27]

High Court and GSOC

MacCabe was nominated to replace Mary Ellen Ring as the chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in December 2021.[1] To facilitate his appointment, he was appointed to the High Court in January 2022.[3][28] He also became the GSOC chairperson in January 2022.[29]

References

  1. 1 2 "Circuit Court Judge Rory MacCabe to chair GSOC". www.lawsociety.ie. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Mr RORY MACCABE". Law Library. Archived from the original on 3 September 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Cabinet approves nomination for Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission". www.gov.ie. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Carolan, Mary. "Former stockbroker asks court to prevent his trial". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top executive sacked by Esat gets £4m pay-off". independent. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sunday paper loses case taken by parents". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "250 offer for cut to be appealed". The Irish Times. 9 December 1995. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Injunction sought against baroness". The Irish Times. 1 September 1998. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "Brennan rebuked by the planning tribunal". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. ↑ McManus, John; Walsh, Anne-Marie (9 September 1999). "Mystery of Andrews and the Pounds 48,000 adviser". The Sunday Times Ireland. p. 5.
  11. ↑ "2002 Annual Report" (PDF). Protection Appeals. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Annual Report 2007" (PDF). JAAB. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "The Judges". Courts.ie. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Kilkenny roofer awaits sentencing for transporting cocaine". Irish Examiner. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Man jailed for part in taxi robbery". Irish Examiner. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Sleeping woman woken by man molesting her in 'repellent' assault". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Father pleads guilty to assault on son". RTÉ News. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Widower given suspended sentence for fraud". RTÉ News. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  19. ↑ McGrath, Pat (28 May 2020). "Man jailed for harassment after stalking NUIG student". RTÉ News. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Suspended sentence for arson attack on TD's office". RTÉ News. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Woman pleads guilty to €60,000 AIB theft". RTÉ News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Man to pay €12,000 to plumber in unpaid fees". RTÉ News. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Defamation case against councillor settled". RTÉ News. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "Firm fined €300k for breaches in relation to Mayo death". RTÉ News. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  25. ↑ "Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee". The Judicial Council. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Courts Service Annual Report 2013" (PDF). RTÉ. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "QUADRENNIAL HIGH PERFORMANCE REVIEW – FINAL REPORT" (PDF). Sports Ireland. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court January 2022". president.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  29. ↑ "No. 6 – 83-104" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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