Nial Fennelly
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Nial Fennelly has served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since 2000 and was an Advocate General
of the European Court of Justice
from 1995 to 2000. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College
, took a degree in economics at University College Dublin
and completed his Bar studies at King's Inns
. He was a Barrister-at-Law from 1964 to 1995; when he was appointed as a senior counsel he based himself full time in Dublin but when a junior barrister he worked both there and on the South Eastern circuit. Fennelly was Chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland
shortly before his appointment as Advocate General. Fennelly is president of the Irish Society for European Law.
Advocate General
An Advocate General is a senior law officer of a country or other jurisdiction, usually charged with advising the courts or Government on legal matters.-India:In India, an Advocate General is a legal adviser to a state government...
of the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
from 1995 to 2000. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College is a voluntary secondary boarding school for boys, located near Clane in County Kildare, Ireland. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1814, it is one of Ireland's oldest Catholic schools, and featured prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the...
, took a degree in economics at University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
and completed his Bar studies at King's Inns
King's Inns
The Honorable Society of King's Inns , is the institution which controls the entry of barristers-at-law into the justice system of Ireland...
. He was a Barrister-at-Law from 1964 to 1995; when he was appointed as a senior counsel he based himself full time in Dublin but when a junior barrister he worked both there and on the South Eastern circuit. Fennelly was Chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland
Bar Council of Ireland
The Bar Council of Ireland is the regulatory and representative body for barristers practising law in the Republic of Ireland. The Council is composed of twenty-five members composed of twenty elected members, four co-opted members and Attorney-General who holds office ex officio. The elected...
shortly before his appointment as Advocate General. Fennelly is president of the Irish Society for European Law.