Siobhán Stack

Irish barrister, High Court judge nominee

The Hon. Ms. Justice

Siobhán Stack

Judge of the High Court

Incumbent

Assumed office
March 2021
Nominated by| Government of Ireland
Appointed by| Michael D. Higgins
Personal details
Born| Limerick, Ireland
Alma mater|

* University College Cork
* University of Cambridge
* King's Inns

Siobhán Stack is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since March 2021. She was previously a barrister and academic.

## Early life

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Stack is from County Limerick.[1] She studied law at University College Cork, obtaining BCL and LLM degrees, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with an LL.M. degree.[2][3] She subsequently studied at the King's Inns in order to become a barrister.[4]

## Legal career

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She first worked as a law lecturer at University College Dublin, before qualifying as a barrister in 1995.[4] She commenced practice in 1996 and became a senior counsel in October 2013.[5][6] Her practice encompassed judicial review, asylum law, European Union law and law relating to the European Convention on Human Rights.[2][4] She has frequently appeared on behalf of the Irish government and has acted for defendants in the Special Criminal Court.[7][8] She was counsel for Eamonn Harrison in his extradition hearing in connection with the Essex lorry deaths and counsel for the Minister for Justice in the Supreme Court of Ireland in constitutional proceedings taken by Ali Charaf Damache.[9] She represented Ireland at a hearing of the European Court of Justice in relation to the European Arrest Warrant in 2016.[10]

In 2019, High Court judge Richard Humphreys made critical comments of Stack and another barrister in his published opinion in a case they appeared in.[11] In the case's appeal to the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice Marie Baker said the comments were "on any view offensive and humiliating" and that they "have no place in a judgement".[12]

Outside of legal practice, she contributed to summaries of court decisions in The Irish Times and to a text on asylum law, in addition to acting as professional practice editor of the Irish Journal of European Law.[13][4][14] She has guest lectured in asylum law at the King's Inns.[15]

## Judicial career

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Stack was nominated to become a judge of the High Court in March 2021, following the retirement of Bernard Barton.[16] She made her declaration of office on 26 March 2021.[17]

She has presided over cases involving personal injuries, injunctions, constitutional law, trustee law and judicial review.[18][19][20][21][22]

## References

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1. ^ Carolan, Mary (10 March 2021). "Third of superior court judicial roles now held by women". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
2. ^ a b "Siobhán Stack SC". Facebook. UCD School of Law. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
3. ^ "Siobhán Stack SC". Law Library. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
4. ^ a b c d Fraser, Ursula; Harvey, Colin, eds. (2003). Sanctuary in Ireland, perspectives on asylum law and policy. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. p. ix. ISBN 9781904541042.
5. ^ "40 CIArb ADR Forum". Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
6. ^ Cormaic, Ruadhan Mac. "Ten new 'silks' at the Law Library". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
7. ^ Deegan, Gordon. "Barrister received over €½m State fees". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
8. ^ "Man accused of IRA role 'used Christmas cards' to smuggle note". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
9. ^ Cronin, Olga. "Man held over Essex deaths alleged to have been involved in prior migrant transport". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
10. ^ "Case C‑640/15". CURIA. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
11. ^ Tighe, Mark (18 October 2020). "Lawyers welcome Supreme Court chastising of judge Richard Humphreys". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
12. ^ Seredych v Minister for Justice and Equality, 2020 IESC 62 (Supreme Court of Ireland 13 October 2020).
13. ^ Stack, Siobhán (1 September 1997). "Jurisdiction to allow service abroad not vitiated by mistake on grounds". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
14. ^ "Editorial board forms at European law journal". www.lawsociety.ie. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
15. ^ "Advanced Diploma in Immigration and Asylum Law". The Honorable Society of King's Inns. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
16. ^ "Appointment to the High Court". Merrion Street. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
17. ^ "THE SUPREME COURT" (PDF). Courts.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
18. ^ "Man who fell through GAA club roof loses injuries claim because he was club member". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
19. ^ "High Court dismisses Garda HR director's bid to prevent Minister for Justice from dismissing him". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
20. ^ O Faolain, Aodhan. "High Court finds aspect of law that criminalises defilement of a child unconstitutional". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
21. ^ "Ex-solicitor Michael Lynn should be given opportunity to respond to IBRC bid to replace him as trustee of apartment, judge says". independent. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
22. ^ "Convicted murderer challenges refusal to grant him temporary release". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 August 2022.