Alexander Owens
Alexander Owens | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | |
Alexander Owens is an Irish judge who has been a judge of the High Court since February 2019. He formerly worked as a barrister with an expertise in criminal law.
Education
Owens attended Trinity College Dublin where he obtained a BA.[1] He studied to become a barrister at the King's Inns.[2]
Legal career
He was called to the Bar in 1980 and became a senior counsel in 2000.[3] His practice focused on criminal law, and the law of conveyancing, local government and chancery law.[4] He also appeared in cases involving company law and personal injuries.[5][6]
He frequently appeared on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions. He prosecuted criminal trials of a serious nature involving sexual offences, kidnapping, murder, waste offences, and terrorism offences.[7][8][9][10][11] He appeared for the Minister for Justice in an action relating to the publication of the Cloyne Report.[12]
He was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Panel of Enquiry of the University of Dublin in 2004 and subsequently became the Chair.[13][1]
Judicial career
Owens was appointed a judge of the High Court in February 2019.[14] He has presided over cases involving extradition, sexual offences, murder, manslaughter, false imprisonment, and the proceeds of crime.[15][16][17][18][19][20] Outside of criminal law he has heard cases involving child law and property law.[21][22]
He became a judge of the Special Criminal Court in July 2019, replacing Aileen Donnelly.[23] He has acted as the presiding judge in that court.[24]
References
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- ^ "Appointments to the High Court". merrionstreet.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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- ^ "Girl awarded €3.9m for injuries that left her a paraplegic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Trial of man accused of rape opens". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Man (20) guilty of kidnap and rape". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Man shot four times, court hears". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Giblin, Ruaidhrí. "State challenges acquittal of man over hazardous landfill site". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Wexford resident admits he funded Isis". Gorey Guardian. Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Nearly all report on Cloyne abuse to be published". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Minutes of Special Board Meeting, Monday 10 May 2004" (PDF). TCD.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court". president.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "UK seeks to extradite man accused of London murder". The Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Hoban, Brion (9 March 2020). "Rape victim tells court two convicted men have robbed her of last five years of her life". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Paul (11 September 2020). "Man convicted of feud murder at Dublin pub". RTÉ News. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Reid, Natasha. "Woman cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter of her boyfriend". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Mansfield Jnr pleads not guilty to false imprisonment". RTÉ News. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Criminal Assets Bureau v. John McCormack (2020) IEHC 32.
- ^ "Tusla granted orders to place girl in secure facility". RTÉ News. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Brian O’Riordan v. SLGI (Holdings) plc (2019) IEHC 247.
- ^ "Judge Sarah Berkeley moves to Special Criminal Court". www.lawsociety.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "David Hunter found guilty of Tyrone man murder in Dublin pub". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 November 2020.