Úna Ní Raifeartaigh
Úna Ní Raifeartaigh | |
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| Judge of the European Court of Human Rights | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Council of Europe |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 4 November 2019 – 1 July 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 13 September 2016 – 4 November 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
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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.