Born on 23 November 1962 in Dublin, Ireland

• Master of Education (Philosophy), University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1984-1987
• Teacher of English, 1986-1993
• Lecturer in Philosophy, 1987-2003
• Honorable Society of King’s Inns, 1989-1993
• John Brooke Scholar, 1993
• Barrister-at-Law, Legal Advocate before Superior Courts, practising in Constitutional, Medical and Public Law, 1993-2006
• Lecturer in Jurisprudence at King’s Inns, 1998-2003
• Senior Counsel, 2006-2007
• Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 3 March 2008 to 30 September 2014