Mr Justice Frank Clarke

The former chief justice, who retired last year, succeeds retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, who was appointed to the role in 2018.

Mr Justice Clarke was called to the Bar in 1973 and to the Inner Bar in 1985. He was appointed to the High Court bench in 2004 and to the Supreme Court in 2012, serving as president of the court from 2017 until his retirement in 2021.

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