Sir Seamus Treacy is a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.

Education

He studied at Queen's University, Belfast and was called to the bar in 1979.

Career

He initially practised as a barrister after passing the bar.

Two decades later, in 1999, he was appointed Queen's Counsel, and the following year was called to the Bar Council of Ireland.

In 2007, he was made a High Court Judge.

In 2017 he was sworn in as a Lord Justice of Appeal in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal.[1][2]

Along with Barry MacDonald, Treacy challenged the ruling that barristers must swear allegiance to the Queen, arguing successfully that lawyers who held nationalist views should be exempt from this requirement.[3]

Personal life

In 2009, following the discovery of a pipe bomb nearby, Treacy moved from his Belfast home due to security concerns.[3]

In 2018, he resigned from the Privy Council, only a few months after his appointment.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mr Justice Treacy sworn in as Lord Justice of Appeal". Irish Legal. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ Little, Ivan (5 September 2017). "Top job for judge Deeny who once rubbed shoulders with U2". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Judge forced to leave Belfast home amid dissident terror threat". The Guardian. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Orders Approved And Business Transacted At The Privy Council Held By The Queen At Windsor Castle On 24th April 2018" (PDF). Privy Council Office. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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