Justice Adrian Hardiman joins UCD School of Law as Judge in Residence
Posted: 22 February 2007
Justice Adrian Hardiman of the Supreme Court has joined the staff of the UCD School of Law as Judge in Residence for this academic session. Previous holders of the post include the former Chief Justice, Mr Ronan Keane, Mr Justice Frank Griffin and Mr Justice Donal Barrington. During the course of his residency in the UCD School of Law, Mr Justice Hardiman will deliver a number of lectures to the student body and will engaging with academic staff in staff seminars. One of the primary purposes of the Judge in Residence programme is to provide an interface between members of the judiciary and the academic legal community.
Professor Paul O’Connor, Dean of UCD School of Law, pictured with Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman
Mr Justice Hardiman is a graduate of UCD, where he studied history, and the King’s Inns, where he qualified as a barrister. Following his call to the Bar in 1974, he practised as a barrister for the next 26 years before becoming senior counsel in 1989. During his career at the Bar he appeared in some of the leading cases of the day. In addition, he wrote and broadcast regularly on legal and political topics. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2000.
Mr Justice Hardiman is a Bencher of the King’s Inns, a Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple, London, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy
"I hope that the revival of the Judge in Residence programme will provide the opportunity for a dialogue which will enrich the law school’s educational mission, a mission that would be incomplete in the absence of engaging with those who either practise law or adjudicate on its meaning and application," said Professor Paul O’Connor, Dean of UCD School of Law.