John MacDermott (judge)
Sir John Clarke MacDermott, PC (9 May 1927 – 13 December 2022) was a Northern Ireland barrister and judge.
Biography[edit]
MacDermott was born on 9 May 1927,[1] as the son of the judge John MacDermott, Baron MacDermott and Louise Palmer Johnston, oldest daughter of the Rev. J. C. Johnston, DD. He was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA), and Queen's University Belfast.
MacDermott was called to English Bar by the Inner Temple and the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1949 and became a Northern Irish Queen's Counsel in 1964. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court of Northern Ireland in 1973. In 1987, he was made a Lord Justice of Appeal, and was knighted and sworn of the Privy Council. He retired from the bench in 1998.
McDermott died on 13 December 2022, at the age of 95.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "MacDermott, Baron". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "For Lord Justice Sir John MacDermott dies". The Irish News. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
Sources[edit]
- Judge's retiring breaks long link, irishtimes.com. Accessed 25 January 2023.
- 1927 births
- 2022 deaths
- Knights Bachelor
- Sons of life peers
- People educated at Campbell College
- Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Members of the Inner Temple
- Barristers from Northern Ireland
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- High Court judges of Northern Ireland
- Lords Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland King's Counsel