Hugh Geoghegan

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The Hon. Mr. Justice Hugh Geoghegan
Judge of the Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office  March 8, 2000
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Mary McAleese
Preceded by	Donal Barrington
Judge of the High Court
In office 1992 – March 8, 2000
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Born	1938
Nationality	Irish
Spouse	Mary Finlay Geoghegan
Alma mater	King's Inns
Profession	Judge, Barrister
Religion	unknown

The Honourable Mr Justice Hugh Geoghegan (born 1938) has been a justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland of Ireland since March 8, 2000 [1], having been nominated by the Government of Ireland on February 22, 2000.[2] He replaced Mr Justice Donal Barrington. Before appointment to the Supreme Court, Geoghegan had spent eight years as a judge of the High Court, being nominated to that position by the short-lived Fianna Fáil-Labour coalition.

Geoghegan has the special distinction of being the first son of a Supreme Court judge to follow in his fathers footsteps. His father James Geoghegan was a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála representing Longford Westmeath from 1930 to 1937, Minister for Justice, Attorney General, and judge of the the Supreme Court.

Mr Justice Geoghegan is married to Mary Finlay Geoghegan who, in 2002, became the third female judge of the High Court of Ireland. They have three children. His father-in-law Thomas Finlay is a former Chief Justice (1985 - 1994).

In the 1980's, as a senior counsel Geoghegan served on the Circuit Court Rules Committee, along with future judicial colleague Michael Moriarty. [3] He also appeared before the tribunal of inquiry into the Stardust fire. [4] He is a former auditor and current vice-president of the UCD Law Society