Irish judge
Rory P. MacCabe is an Irish judge who is a judge of the High Court since January 2022 and is the chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. He was a judge of the Circuit Court between 2007 and 2022 and was formerly a barrister and civil servant.
Early career
MacCabe first worked in the Irish civil service.[1] He holds a diploma in public administration.[2] He was called to the Bar in 1984 and became a senior counsel in 1999.[2][3] He was involved in criminal trials and also acted in civil matters including employment law, defamation, personal injuries and injunctions.[4][5][6][7][8] He acted for the builder Tom Brennan at the Mahon Tribunal.[9]
David Andrews, as Minister for Foreign Affairs, employed MacCabe from 1998 to advise him on European affairs.[10]
He was appointed to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in August 2001.[11]
Judicial career
Circuit Court
He was appointed to the Circuit Court in May 2007.[12] He was not assigned to a particular circuit.[13] He presided over criminal trials involving drugs offences, robbery, sexual offences, assault, fraud, harassment, arson, and theft.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] He was presiding judge in cases involving debt recovery, defamation and health and safety law.[22][23][24]
He was a member of the Sentencing Guidelines and Information Committee of the Judicial Council of Ireland and he was the chair of the Judicial ICT Cross Jurisdictional Committee.[25][26]
He chaired a steering group of the Irish Sports Council in 2008.[27]
High Court and GSOC
MacCabe was nominated to replace Mary Ellen Ring as the chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in December 2021.[1] To facilitate his appointment, he was appointed to the High Court in January 2022.[3][28] He also became the GSOC chairperson in January 2022.[29]
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