Judiciary of Northern Ireland

Salaried Judicial Complement (as at 18 March 2024)

The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan, Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (appointed 02 September 2021)

The Honourable Mr Justice O'Hara (appointed 08 April 2013)
The Honourable Mr Justice Colton (appointed 07 September 2015)
The Honourable Madam Justice McBride (appointed 23 October 2015)
The Honourable Mr Justice McAlinden (appointed 15 June 2018)
The Honourable Mr Justice Huddleston (appointed 07 January 2019)
The Honourable Mr Justice Scoffield (appointed 02 November 2020)
The Honourable Mr Justice McFarland (appointed 02 November 2020)
The Honourable Mr Justice Humphreys (appointed 15 February 2021)
The Honourable Mr Justice Rooney (appointed 01 March 2021)
The Honourable Mr Justice Fowler (appointed 23 June 2022)
The Honourable Mr Justice Kinney (appointed 16 December 2022)

His Honour Judge Lynch KC (appointed 06 September 2004)
His Honour Judge Miller KC (appointed 11 May 2009)
Her Honour Judge Smyth, Recorder of Belfast (appointed 01 February 2010)
His Honour Judge Devlin (appointed 20 January 2011)
His Honour Judge Kerr KC (appointed 28 February 2012)
His Honour Judge Sherrard (appointed 10 September 2012)
Her Honour Judge McColgan KC (appointed 08 November 2013)
His Honour Judge Ramsey KC (appointed 12 May 2014)
Her Honour Judge Crawford (appointed 07 September 2015)
His Honour Judge Rafferty KC, Recorder of Londonderry (appointed 05 September 2016)
Her Honour Judge McCormick KC (appointed 05 September 2018)
His Honour Judge Gilpin (appointed 05 September 2019)
Her Honour Judge Bagnall (appointed 21 June 2021)
His Honour Judge McGurgan (appointed 21 June 2021)
His Honour Judge Greene KC (appointed 28 June 2021)
His Honour Judge Irvine KC (appointed 05 July 2021)
His Honour Judge McGarrity (appointed 16 December 2022)
His Honour Judge Reel (appointed 16 December 2022)
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District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) McElholm (appointed 18 May 1998)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Watters (appointed 04 August 1998)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Hamill (appointed 01 March 1999)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Conner (appointed 03 September 1999)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Meehan (appointed 04 February 2002)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) E King (appointed 01 June 2005)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Henderson (appointed 01 June 2005)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Prytherch (appointed 27 October 2005)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Broderick (appointed 02 September 2013)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) P King (appointed 29 November 2013)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Brady (appointed 07 November 2016)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Mullan (appointed 01 December 2016)
District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Ranaghan (appointed 19 September 2017)
District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) P Magill (appointed 19 December 2018)
Presiding District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) Keown (appointed 19 December 2018)
District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) Marshall (appointed 07 June 2022)
District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) McSorley (appointed 07 June 2022)
District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) Rafferty (appointed 19 April 2023)
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Presiding Master Kelly (appointed 01 July 2005)
Master H Wells (appointed 08 September 2005)
Master Bell (appointed 11 September 2006)
Master Hardstaff (appointed 22 September 2014)
Master Sweeney (appointed 20 April 2015)
Master McGivern (appointed 26 June 2015)
Master Harvey (appointed 21 September 2022)

Mr Greene (appointed 05 March 2007)
Mrs Murray (appointed 01 April 2009)
Mrs Gamble (appointed 05 September 2018)
Mr Hamill (appointed 19 December 2019)
Mrs Tiffney (appointed 10 February 2020)
Mrs Sturgeon (appointed 07 September 2020)
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Date of appointment refers to the date of taking up current judicial post as indicated and not any previous judicial posts held.

*In addition, there are nineteen salaried judges who hold the role of coroner concurrently with their other judicial post.