John Rogers (Irish lawyer)

22nd Attorney General of Ireland (1984 – 1987)

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John Rogers

22nd Attorney General of Ireland
In office
13 December 1984 – 10 March 1987
Taoiseach| Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by| Peter Sutherland
Succeeded by| John L. Murray
Personal details
Born|  (1947-09-11) 11 September 1947 (age 77)
Dublin, Ireland
Political party| Labour Party
Education| Rockwell College
Alma mater| Trinity College Dublin

John Rogers SC (born 11 September 1947) is an Irish barrister who served as Attorney General of Ireland from 1984 to 1987.

He was educated at Rockwell College and Trinity College Dublin.[1]

The Labour Party demanded the right to choose the Attorney General in the coalition government of 1984. At the time Mary Robinson was expected to be chosen; instead the nomination went to John Rogers, who had not yet been appointed a senior counsel (SC). Traditionally a new Attorney General would have practised as a senior counsel for a number of years prior to his or her appointment. Rogers was appointed an SC on the day he was made Attorney General of Ireland. He has worked as a senior counsel in the Law Library, Dublin, from 1987 to date. Rogers was banned from driving, for 2 years, in 1998 after being arrested for drink driving. He was more than twice over the legal limit.

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1. ^ "Profile: John Rogers SC: An unlikely socialist who sticks to his own counsel". The Times. 18 January 2004. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2010.

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Preceded by

Peter Sutherland

|  Attorney General of Ireland
1984–1987  | Succeeded by

John L. Murray

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