Marie Baker

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::summary Irish Court of Appeal judge since 2018 ::

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Field	Value
image	Marie Baker, 2014 (cropped).jpg
caption	Baker in 2014
office	Judge of the Supreme Court
term_start	2 December 2019
term_end	15 April 2024
nominator	Government of Ireland
appointer	Michael D. Higgins
office1	Judge of the Court of Appeal
term_start1	28 June 2018
term_end1	2 December 2019
nominator1	Government of Ireland
appointer1	Michael D. Higgins
office2	Judge of the High Court
term_start2	8 January 2014
term_end2	28 June 2018
nominator2	Government of Ireland
appointer2	Michael D. Higgins
birth_date
birth_place	Dublin, Ireland
alma_mater
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| image = Marie Baker, 2014 (cropped).jpg | caption = Baker in 2014 | office = Judge of the Supreme Court | term_start = 2 December 2019 | term_end = 15 April 2024 | nominator = Government of Ireland | appointer = Michael D. Higgins | office1 = Judge of the Court of Appeal | term_start1 = 28 June 2018 | term_end1 = 2 December 2019 | nominator1 = Government of Ireland | appointer1 = Michael D. Higgins | office2 = Judge of the High Court | term_start2 = 8 January 2014 | term_end2 = 28 June 2018 | nominator2 = Government of Ireland | appointer2 = Michael D. Higgins | birth_date = | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = |}} Marie Baker (born 6 February 1954) is an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2019 to 2024, a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2018 to 2019, and a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2018.

Early career

Baker was educated at University College Cork, where she received BA, MA and BCL degrees. She later attended and studied at the King's Inns and became a barrister in 1984 and a senior counsel in 2004. Her practice predominantly focused on commercial law, conveyancing, family law and litigation. She specialised on cases involving the National Asset Management Agency towards the end of her career as a barrister. She was a member of the Study Group on Pre-nuptial Agreements, which reported to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in 2007. She has previously acted as a part-time commissioner of the Law Reform Commission and lectured in several areas of law.

Judicial career

High Court

She was appointed to the High Court in January 2014. She sat in on a three-judge division of the High Court in December 2014 in the case of PP v. HSE.

Court of Appeal

Baker was elevated to the Court of Appeal in June 2018. She holds a statutory position as the designated judge for the purpose of two acts: the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011. In this role she produces an annual report for the Oireachtas. She also communicates with the Taoiseach in relation to privacy and interception of communications issues.

Supreme Court

She was appointed to the Supreme Court in December 2019. Her appointment followed the retirement of Susan Denham in 2018. Her first sitting on the court occurred on 16 January 2020, marking the first time four women had sat together on the Supreme Court.

Baker is the Assigned Judge for the Irish courts to supervise the use of personal data while courts act in their judicial capacity.

Electoral Commission

Baker also serves as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ireland. Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell appointed her to that position when the commission was established in 2023.

References

References

1. "Tribute to Ms Justice Marie Baker".
2. "Who's Who in Law".
3. "Appointments to the High Court". Irish Government News Service.
4. (9 January 2014). "Court in succession: Family affair at Aras as judges appointed". Irish Independent.
5. "Report of Study Group on Pre-nuptial Agreements Published".
6. (8 January 2014). "Here are the three new judges appointed to the High Court today". TheJournal.ie.
7. "President Appoints Judges of the High Court". President.ie.
8. (23 December 2014). "Unborn baby gets barrister for court battle". Irish Examiner.
9. "President appoints new Judges".
10. (22 October 2018). "Ms Justice Baker calls for urgent revision of data retention laws". Irish Legal News.
11. "Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act, 1993".
12. "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Supreme Court And The High Court Dec 2019". Office of the President of Ireland.
13. (27 November 2019). "Judges nominated for appointment to Supreme, Circuit and District Courts". Law Society Gazette.
14. "Supreme Court sits with four women judges in landmark moment". Irish Legal News.
15. "Data Protection Complaints Procedure".
16. "Members of the Commission".

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