Bernard McCloskey

Northern Irish judge and privy counsellor

The Right Honourable

Lord Justice McCloskey

Lord Justice of Appeal

Incumbent

Assumed office
5 September 2019
Monarch| Elizabeth II
Charles III

Sir John Bernard McCloskey, KC, is a Northern Ireland judge, who has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since September 2019.

## Legal career

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McCloskey was called to the bar in 1979, and made a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1999.[1] He was appointed a High Court Judge in September 2008.[2] As is customary for High Court judges, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor and therefore granted the title sir: he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 3 March 2009.[3] He served as chair of the Northern Ireland Law Commission from 2009 to 2012.[4][5][6] He was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland on 5 September 2019,[7] and subsequently appointed to the Privy Council.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Right Honourable Lord Justice McCloskey". Judiciary NI. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. ^ "No. 7014". The Belfast Gazette. 12 September 2008. p. 1089.
3. ^ "Honours and Awards: Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. No. 59006\. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
4. ^ "PRESS NOTICE: APPOINTMENT TO THE COURT OF APPEAL" (pdf). Judiciary NI. Lord Chief Justice’s Office. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
5. ^ Erwin, Alan (5 September 2019). "Senior Northern Ireland judge Sir Bernard McCloskey appointed Lord Justice of Appeal". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
6. ^ "Who is Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey?". BBC News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
7. ^ "No. 8188". The Belfast Gazette. 6 September 2019. p. 694.

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