Seamus Treacy
Sir Seamus Treacy is a
Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal
.
Education
He studied at
Queen's University, Belfast and was called to the bar
in 1979.
Career
He initially practised as a barrister after passing the bar.
Two decades later, in 1999, he was appointed
Bar Council of Ireland
.
In 2007, he was made a High Court Judge.
In 2017 he was sworn in as a
Along with Barry MacDonald, Treacy challenged the ruling that barristers must swear allegiance to the Queen, arguing successfully that lawyers who held nationalist views should be exempt from this requirement.[3]
Personal life
In 2009, following the discovery of a pipe bomb nearby, Treacy moved from his Belfast home due to security concerns.[3]
In 2018, he resigned from the
Privy Council, only a few months after his appointment.[4]
References
- ^ "Mr Justice Treacy sworn in as Lord Justice of Appeal". Irish Legal. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Little, Ivan (5 September 2017). "Top job for judge Deeny who once rubbed shoulders with U2". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Judge forced to leave Belfast home amid dissident terror threat". The Guardian. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Orders Approved And Business Transacted At The Privy Council Held By The Queen At Windsor Castle On 24th April 2018" (PDF). Privy Council Office. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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