Liam McKechnie

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The Hon. Mr. Justice Liam McKechnie
Judge of the Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Mary McAleese
Judge of the High Court
In office 2000–2010
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Mary McAleese
Personal details
Born	1951
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	University College Cork, King's Inns

Liam McKechie (born 1951) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland. He was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork, University College Cork and the King's Inns. He was called to the bar in 1972 and became a Senior Counsel in 1987. He was elected chairman of the Bar Council in 1999, and was appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2000. He holds a Master's degree in European law and presided over competition matters in the High Court.

In 2010 he was elected president of the Association of European Competition Law Judges, which represents judges from each of the 27 European Umion member states. In June 2010 he was appointed to the Supreme Court, following the retirement of Hugh Geoghegan.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Coulter, Carl (23 June 2010). "Judge gets a promotion to Supreme Court". Irish Times. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
↑ http://www.supremecourt.ie/supremecourt/sclibrary3.nsf/0/5C73008BBE0F9BB98025741800405F3C?opendocument&l=en Courts.ie

Persondata
Name	Mckechie, Liam
Alternative names
Short description	Irish judge
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth
Date of death
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