Úna Ní Raifeartaigh

Úna Ní Raifeartaigh
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byCouncil of Europe
Judge of the Court of Appeal
In office
4 November 2019  1 July 2024
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the High Court
In office
13 September 2016  4 November 2019
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
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NationalityIrish
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Alma mater

Úna Ní Raifeartaigh is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since July 2024. She previously served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2019 to 2024 and a Judge of the High Court from 2016 to 2019.

Before her elevation to judicial office, she practised as a senior counsel and she was also a legal academic. Her academic and legal expertise is in criminal law and the law of evidence.