- Richard Johnson (judge)
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honorific-prefix =The Hon. Mr. Justice
name =Richard Johnson
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office =President of the High Court
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nominator =Government of Ireland
appointer =Mary McAleese
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nationality =Irish
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alma_mater =King's Inns
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profession =Judge ,Barrister
religion =Roman Catholic
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footnotes =The Honourable Mr. Justice Richard Johnson (born October 1937) has been the President of the Irish High Court since November 2006.cite news |url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2006/1122/1163947858447.html |title=Cabinet approves judicial appointments |author=Stephen Collins |date=
22 November 2006 |work=The Irish Times |accessdate=2008-03-20] He is the second most senior Irish judge after the Chief JusticeJohn L. Murray .He is also under the terms of the
Constitution of Ireland by virtue of that office an ex-officio member of the Supreme Court. In the absence of the Chief Justice, he acts as a member of the Presidential Commission.Johnson was born in
Tralee ,County Kerry and studied law atUniversity College Dublin (UCD). He qualified as abarrister at theKing's Inns in 1960 and was appointed to the High Court in 1987. His father was a district court judge for a number of years and his son and daughter are barristers.fact|date=March 2008 As of 2007, he is paid €244,199 per year.fact|date=March 2008References
External links
* [http://www.courts.ie/courts.ie/library3.nsf/WebPageCurrentWeb/A02C9A68910CAE7280256D870050500C?OpenDocument&l=en High Court of Ireland]
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