Liam McKechnie

The Hon. Mr. Justice
Liam McKechnie
Justice of the Supreme Court
Assumed office
10 March 2010
Nominated by Government of Ireland
Appointed by Mary McAleese
Judge of the High Court
In office
19 May 2000  10 March 2010
Nominated by Government of Ireland
Appointed by Mary McAleese
Personal details
Born Liam McKechie
(1951-04-16) 16 April 1951
Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Alma mater
Profession
Religion Roman Catholicism

Liam McKechie (born 1951) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland. He was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork, University College Cork and the King's Inns. He was called to the bar in 1972 and became a Senior Counsel in 1987. He was elected chairman of the Bar Council in 1999, and was appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2000. He holds a Master's degree in European law and presided over competition matters in the High Court.

In 2010 he was elected president of the Association of European Competition Law Judges, which represents judges from each of the 28 European Union member states. In June 2010 he was appointed to the Supreme Court, following the retirement of Hugh Geoghegan.[1][2]

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