Herbert McVeigh
Sir Herbert Andrew McVeigh (8 December 1908 – 3 October 1977), known as Bertie McVeigh, was a judge in Northern Ireland.
Born in Derry, McVeigh studied at Foyle College and Queen's University Belfast and became a barrister in 1931. He became a QC in 1948, then a High Court judge in 1956, and was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1964.[1] In 1965, he was appointed to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland.[2]
References
- ^ "Obituary: The Right Honorable Sir Andrew Herbert McVeigh", Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, Vol.27, No.4, p.354
- ^ PRIVY COUNSELLORS - IRELAND, Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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- 1908 births
- 1977 deaths
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
- People from Derry (city)
- Lords Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland
- People educated at Foyle College
- High Court judges of Northern Ireland
- 20th-century Irish lawyers
- Northern Ireland Queen's Counsel