Teresa Pilkington | |
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Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
Assumed office 17 September 2020 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Judge of the High Court | |
In office 27 July 2018 – 17 September 2020 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | |
Teresa Pilkington is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since September 2020. She previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2018 to 2020.
Pilkington attended University College Dublin, from where she obtained a BA degree in 1981. She returned to the university in 1997 to obtain an LL.M. degree in commercial law in 1997.[1]
She was called to the Bar in 1986 and became a senior counsel in 2012.[2] Her practice focused on property law and probate, construction law, guardianship and charities law.[3]
She was a member of the Property Registration Authority and was appointed to the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal in 2013.[4][5] She was a member of the Library Committee of the Bar Council.[6]
She frequently lectured on her areas of practice.[7]
Pilkington was appointed to the High Court in July 2018.[8] She has heard cases involving defamation, contractual disputes, procurement law, injunctions, bankruptcy, insolvency, company law and judicial review.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
In 2018, she rejected an application by Nóirín O'Sullivan to bring defamation proceedings against the Irish Examiner.[17] She oversaw bankruptcy proceedings of Seán Dunne.[18]
She has been a member of the Rules of the Superior Courts Committee.[19]
In August 2020, she was nominated to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeal following the retirement of Brian McGovern.[20] She was appointed on 17 September 2020.[21]