Appointment of Mr Justice Collins to the Supreme Court

Today, 2 December 2024, Mr Justice Maurice Collins made his declaration before the Chief Justice and was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court.

A native of County Cork, Mr Justice Collins was educated at University College Cork and The Honorable Society of the King’s Inns. He was called to the Bar of Ireland in 1989 and admitted to the Inner Bar in 2003. In 2019, Mr Justice Collins was appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal and served on that court until his appointment to the Supreme Court.

Since October 2020, he has been a part-time Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission.