15 Facts About Iseult O'Malley

Iseult Pauline Mary O'Malley was born on 30 June 1964 and is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since October 2015.

Iseult O'Malley previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2012 to 2015.

Iseult O'Malley is a granddaughter of Kevin O'Higgins, the Minister for Justice who was assassinated in 1927.

Iseult O'Malley was educated at Trinity College Dublin and King's Inns.

Iseult O'Malley was the individual runner-up of the Irish Times Debate in 1982 and debated in the final of the Observer Mace in 1985 with David Keane.

Iseult O'Malley was called to the Bar in 1987, and became a Senior Counsel in 2007.

Iseult O'Malley was Director and Chair of the Free Legal Advice Centres from 1985 to 2012.

Iseult O'Malley won a Person of the Year Award in 2004 for her work with FLAC.

Iseult O'Malley chaired the Refugee Agency between 1993 and 1996.

Iseult O'Malley was a member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal between 1995 and 1998 and concurrently served on the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal.

Iseult O'Malley was appointed a Bencher of the King's Inns in 2012.

Iseult O'Malley was appointed as a Judge of the High Court in 2012.

Iseult O'Malley was nominated to the Supreme Court in July 2015 and was appointed by the President of Ireland on 1 October 2015.

Iseult O'Malley made the Declaration required by the Constitution of a Justice of the Supreme Court on 6 October 2015.

Iseult O'Malley has delivered opinions for the court in final appeals involving criminal law, contract law, EU law, ward of court, and judicial review.