Paul Carney
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Mr Justice Paul Carney is one of the most senior judges of the Irish High Court and the presiding judge of the Central Criminal Court. He is widely regarded as a leading expert on Irish criminal law and has presided over murder and rape trials since his appointment to the High Court in 1991. Since 2002 the Central Criminal Court has heard cases in regional locations around the country. For the first time in the history of the State the court heard two murder cases in Cork in 2005.
Mr Justice Carney is a former student of Gonzaga College, and a graduate of University College Dublin and the Honorable Society of King’s Inns. He was called to the Bar in 1966 and was appointed a judge of the High Court in 1991. Both his parents were academics and founded a Department of Celtic Studies at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
In May, 2006 the appointment of the Honourable Mr Justice Paul Carney as Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Law, University College, Cork was announced.
Prior to being appointed a judge, Paul Carney was a member of the Progressive Democrats.
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