Marie Baker was born on 6 February 1954 and is an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2019 to 2024, a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2018 to 2019, and a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2018.
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Marie Baker later attended and studied at the King's Inns and became a barrister in 1984 and a senior counsel in 2004.
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Marie Baker specialised on cases involving the National Asset Management Agency towards the end of her career as a barrister.
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Marie Baker was a member of the Study Group on Pre-nuptial Agreements, which reported to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in 2007.
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Marie Baker has previously acted as a part-time commissioner of the Law Reform Commission and lectured in several areas of law.
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Marie Baker was appointed to the High Court in January 2014.
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Marie Baker sat in on a three-judge division of the High Court in December 2014 in the case of PP v HSE.
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Marie Baker was elevated to the Court of Appeal in June 2018.
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Marie Baker holds a statutory position as the designated judge for the purpose of two acts: the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages Act 1993 and the Communications Act 2011.
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Marie Baker was appointed to the Supreme Court in December 2019.
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Marie Baker's appointment followed the retirement of Susan Denham in 2018.
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Marie Baker's first sitting on the court occurred on 16 January 2020, marking the first time four women had sat together on the Supreme Court.
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Marie Baker is the Assigned Judge for the Irish courts to supervise the use of personal data while courts act in their judicial capacity.
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Marie Baker serves as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ireland.