Donal O’Donnell
- January 10, 2024
- Judge
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Donal O'Donnell Biography
| Name | Donal O'Donnell |
| Birthday | Apr 10 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Home Town | Belfast |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Donal O'Donnell is one of the most popular and richest Judge who was born on April 10, 1958 in Belfast, Ireland. The man was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the year 1958. He attended St. Mary’s Christian Brothers’ Grammar School, Belfast, University College Dublin, King’s Inns and the University of Virginia. While at University College Dublin, he was the winner of in the year 1978 Irish Times Debate together with Conor Gearty for the UCD Law Society. The law school he graduated from was Virginia in 1983, and he wrote a research article on equality between both the US as well as the Irish constitutions, which was supervised by A.E. Dick Howard. Janet Napolitano was also among the class of 1983.
The practice of O’Donnell also included commercial law. He as well as Paul Gallagher acted for a group of tobacco companies in 2004 in a opposition to a limitation on advertising on tobacco. The lawyer represented Beef Industry Development Society Ltd in a case in the ECJ that clarified the meaning of an agreement pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
O’Donnell was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2010. He appointed directly from practice to Ireland’s highest court, a rare direct appointment. His appointment followed Nicholas Kearns becoming President of the High Court.
He was reported to have been one of three judges shortlisted to be the 12th Chief Justice of Ireland in July 2017, however, Frank Clarke was chosen.
He was appointed by the Irish Bar in 1982. He was later appointed for the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1989. He has been a lawyer before all courts of Ireland, Northern Ireland, European Court of Justice (ECJ) as well as in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). He was renowned for his expertise on constitutional law. He was able to successfully represent clients from Garda Siochana following the demise of John Carthy in a constitutional contest that limited the power of investigation for the Oireachtas which resulted in being unsuccessful in the Thirtieth Amendment to the Constitution. He represented his client the State before the Court in Zappone in Zappone v. Revenue Commissioners and Miss D. He was the counsel in the case of Michael Lowry at the Moriarty Tribunal.
Donal O'Donnell Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Judge |
| House | Living in own house. |
Donal O'Donnell is one of the richest Judge from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donal O'Donnell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Donal John O’Donnell (born 10 April 1958) is an Irish judge who has been serving as a Judge in the Supreme Court of Ireland since January of 2010.
Its older brother Turlough O’Donnell SC is the former chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland. He is from a lawful family. His father, the Rt. Hon. Sir Turlough O’Donnell PC was an official of both the High Court of Northern Ireland as well as the Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland between 1971 and 1990.
O’Donnell was a member of the Law Reform Commission from 2005 to 2012. He became a Bencher of the King’s Inns in 2009.
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Donal Ranked on the list of most popular Judge. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Donal O'Donnell celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.