Mr. Justice David Barniville

Mr. Justice David Barniville has been the President of the High Court of Ireland since July 2022. He is ex officio a member of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the Council of State.

He was appointed a judge of the High Court in December 2017 after almost 27 years in practice as a barrister and Senior Counsel in the Courts of Ireland and in the European Courts. He was the judge in charge of the Commercial Division of the High Court (2019-2021). He was, and is again, also designated as the Arbitration Judge to hear all arbitration related matters in the High Court. He was previously the judge in charge of the Strategic Infrastructure List in the High Court (2018-2019). President Barniville was appointed to the Court of Appeal in August 2021.

President Barniville was the President of the Association of Judges of Ireland (2019-2021) and was Chair of the Judges Forum of the International Bar Association (IBA) from 2022-2024. He is now a member of its Advisory Board.

President Barniville is a judicial fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers, two leading US trial lawyer associations.

Prior to his appointment to the High Court in 2017, President Barnville was Chair of the Council of the Bar of Ireland (2014-2016) and Chair of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) (2015-2019).

President Barniville was a member of the Bars of Ireland and of England and Wales. He is a Bencher of the King’s Inns in Dublin and of Middle Temple in London. has been the President of the High Court of Ireland since July 2022. He is ex officio a member of the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the Council of State.

He was appointed a judge of the High Court in December 2017 after almost 27 years in practice as a barrister and Senior Counsel in the Courts of Ireland and in the European Courts. He was the judge in charge of the Commercial Division of the High Court (2019-2021). He was, and is again, also designated as the Arbitration Judge to hear all arbitration related matters in the High Court. He was previously the judge in charge of the Strategic Infrastructure List in the High Court (2018-2019). President Barniville was appointed to the Court of Appeal in August 2021.