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Judges retiring from service
Judge Gerard Haughton Pic: RollingNews.ie

21 Jan 2019 courts Print

Judges retire from service

Tributes will be paid to mark the retirement of Judge Gerard Haughton (pictured above) in Court No. 8, Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8 on Friday 1 February, 2019 at 10am. 

Last day

Judge Haughton's last day of service will be 6 February 2019.

In 2001, the Denham Report on the Courts Service recommended among other things, the establishment of a drug court, and Judge Gerard Haughton was chosen to preside.

Meanwhile, Judge Doirbhile Flanagan has also retired from the Circuit Court. 
Her last day of service was 10 January 2019. 

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