Timahoe resident Geraldine Carthy has been appointed as a district court judge, it has been confirmed.
According to the Irish Times, Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan secured Cabinet approval to make a number of appointments, including those of senior counsel Denis McDonald to the High Court, and solicitors Mary Cashin and Geraldine Carthy to the District Court.
Ms Carthy was educated at NUIG. She practises primarily in family law, including childcare proceedings.
A partner and head of the Family Law department of Reidy Stafford, Ms Carthy is a qualified family mediator as well as being an experienced collaborative lawyer.
A member of Law Society, Kildare Bar Association, Kildare and West Wicklow Collaborative Family Law Group, Ms Carthy is honorary treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the Family Lawyers Association of Ireland.
She is married to Noel Daly, principal of Portlaoise College.
The formal appointment of judges is made by the President.
Minister for Transport Shane Ross has previously insisted the appointment of judges should not go ahead under the current system.
However, a significant number have been approved by Cabinet, including the appointment of former attorney general Máire Whelan to the Court of Appeal and the appointment of Frank Clarke as Chief Justice.
According to the Irish Times, the Minister for Transport insisted on reforms to the judicial system being included in the Programme for Government, claiming the current system is too political.
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