Seán Ryan (Irish judge)
| The Hon. Mr Justice Seán Ryan |
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| President of the Court of Appeal of Ireland | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2014 |
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| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Preceded by | Position established |
Seán Ryan is the President of the Irish Court of Appeal. He previously served as a judge of the High Court.
As a barrister, he was Senior Counsel to the inquiry into abuse in the Catholic diocese of Ferns (the Ferns Report),[1] and was chairman of the Compensation Advisory Committee that prepared guidelines on compensation to be paid to abuse survivors at the Residential Institutions Redress Board.[2]
In September 2003 Ryan was selected to head the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse following the controversial resignation of the previous chair, The Hon. Miss Justice Mary Laffoy,[3] who claimed her work had been systematically obstructed by the Department of Education.[2] The government appointed him a High Court judge, without seeking a recommendation from the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board,[4] "to guarantee that the integrity and independence of the chairperson will be maintained."[1]
Ryan published the Commission's public report on 20 May 2009 and it was immediately hailed as "a work of incalculable value to this country"[5] and praised for its "meticulous gathering of evidence",[6] though "Justice has not been done as many of the abusers will never face the rigours of the law."[7]
In 2014 he was named by the Government as the President designate of the new Court of Appeal.[8] He was nominated as President of the court by the Government on 29 October 2014 [9] and appointed by the President of Ireland on the same day.[10]
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