Dr Siofra O’Leary

Síofra O'Leary is a former Judge and President of the European Court of Human Rights (2015 – 2024). Prior to joining the European Court of Human Rights, she worked for almost two decades at the Court of Justice of the European Union in both judicial and administrative capacities.

In 2025-2026, she will attend New York University (NYU) as a Hauser/Remarque Global Fellow. She is also an Adjunct Full Professor at University College Dublin and a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges).

Parallel to her work in the two European courts, Dr. O’Leary has published extensively on the protection of fundamental rights in EU law and under the ECHR, EU employment law, the free movement of persons and services and EU citizenship generally.