Born on 18 August 1966 in Syracuse, United States of America

• Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), University College Dublin, Ireland, 1988
• Researcher with the Law Reform Commission, Ireland, 1988-1991
• Degree of Barrister-at-Law, The Honourable Society of the Kings Inns, 1991
• Reid Professor Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology, Trinity College Dublin, 1991-1996
• Barrister, 1993-2016
• Diploma in Forensic Computing, University College Dublin, 1999
• Member of the Smyth Committee for monitoring the treatment of persons in police custody, 2013-2016
• Adjunct Professor, University of Maynooth, Ireland, since 2016
• Judge of the High Court, Ireland, 2016-2019
• Mentor in the Bar of Ireland’s “Women in Law Mentoring programme”, 2016-2024
• Ad hoc Judge, European Court of Human Rights, 2018-2024
• Judge of the Court of Appeal, Ireland, 2019-2024
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 2 July 2024.