The Government has decided to nominate Newbridge based solicitor Andrew Cody for appointment as an Ordinary Judge of the District Court.
President Michael D Higgins will be asked to rubber stamp the appointment which will see Cody assigned to Laois and Offaly.
The vacancy arose after Judge Catherine Staines was promoted to the Circuit Court.
Mr Cody was educated at Cistercian College Roscrea and University College Cork.
He is the son of the late Seamus and Mary Cody of Clonmore, Templemore, Tipperary.
Mr Cody is married to solicitor Eva O’Brien, and they have two grown up children, Katie and Nicholas.
Mr Cody was apprenticed to the late Gus Cunningham of Butler, Cunningham and Molony Solicitors in Templemore.
He has been in practice in Reidy Stafford LLP Newbridge and Kilcullen for the last 32 years where he has served for over 18 years as Managing Partner.
Mr Cody has been Chairman of the Complaints Committee of the Law Society, Chairman of Garda Disciplinary Panels, Independent Deputy Chairman of the Appeals Body of the Turf Club and a member of the Complaints Committee of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
He is expected to take up his appointment in approximately two months.
