Tributes paid to Mary Irvine on final day on the bench

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Tributes were paid to outgoing High Court President Ms Justice Mary Irvine on her final day on the bench before her retirement. The proceedings were reported on 13 July 2022.

She was the court’s first female president and the first person to serve as a member of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. The Attorney General and leaders of the Courts Service, Bar Council and Law Society praised her work and contribution to the law.

Irvine was appointed to the bench in 2007 and became High Court president in June 2020. The report concerned her retirement.