Mary Finlay Geoghegan
Mary Finlay Geoghegan | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 1 December 2017 – 16 June 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 29 October 2014 – 30 November 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 3 July 2002 – 28 October 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Finlay 1949 (age 75–76) Naas, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including James |
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Mary Finlay Geoghegan (née Finlay; born 1949) is a retired Irish judge and lawyer. She was appointed to the High Court in 2002 and promoted to a newly established Court of Appeal from 2014. She became a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland from 2017, before retiring in 2019.
Finlay Geoghegan specialised in commercial law. She originally practised as a solicitor in a corporate law firm, before becoming a barrister where she had a broad commercial and civil practice.
Her judicial career included temporary positions at the European Court of Human Rights and the Referendum Commission.