Judicial Appointments Advisory Board
Ireland · state board · Department of Justice
11 listed seats · 2 vacant
| The Hon. Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell Chair | Chair | 2021 |
| Eleanor O'Higgins (Dr.) | Board Member | 2023–2024 first appointed 2015 term ended |
| His Honour Judge Paul Kelly | Board Member | 2021 |
| John Shaw, Solicitor | Board Member | 2024–2027 first appointed 2014 |
| Rossa Fanning SC | Board Member | 2022 |
| Sara Phelan SC | Board Member | 2022–2025 term ended |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice David Barniville | Board Member | 2022 |
| The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham | Board Member | 2018 |
| The Hon. Ms. Justice Patricia Ryan | Board Member | 2019 |
| Vacant seat | Board Member | to 2021 |
| Vacant seat | Board member |
About this record
This is the State Boards register as published: every board listed under every government department on the official site. Appointments and vacancies change over time, so this is a snapshot of the register on the date shown, not a live feed.
People are shown as named on the board record. Ireland publishes no person identifier alongside these appointments, so this register does not claim that the same name on two boards is the same person. Vacant seats are published by the register as vacancies and are shown here as such.
Source: membership.stateboards.ie, the State Boards membership register published by the Government of Ireland, retrieved 23rd July 2026. Reproduced as published, in our own structure and wording. An independent register, not affiliated with any government department. For information only.