Iseult O'Malley

O'Malley was born in 1964 to Una O'Higgins O'Malley, a writer, and Eoin O'Malley, a heart surgeon. She is a granddaughter of Kevin O'Higgins, the Minister for Justice who was assassinated in 1927. She was educated at Trinity College Dublin and King's Inns. ==Legal career==

She was called to the Bar in 1987, and became a Senior Counsel in 2007. She practised mainly in criminal law. During her time as chairperson, the organisation campaigned for the introduction of civil legal aid. She won a Person of the Year Award in 2004 for her work with FLAC. She was a member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal between 1995 and 1998 and concurrently served on the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal. She was appointed a Bencher of the King's Inns in 2012. ==Judicial career==

She was appointed as a Judge of the High Court in 2012. She was nominated to the Supreme Court in July 2015 and was appointed by the President of Ireland on 1 October 2015. She made the Declaration required by the Constitution of a Justice of the Supreme Court on 6 October 2015. She has delivered opinions for the court in final appeals involving criminal law, contract law, EU law, ward of court, and judicial review. ==References==