{"product_id":"benchmarkers-female-firsts-in-the-irish-judiciary","title":"Benchmarkers: Female Firsts in the Irish Judiciary","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinola Doyle O’Neill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e9781917134293\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTo be Published:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSeptember 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eClarus Press\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Publication:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIreland\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, the Irish judiciary was an exclusively male preserve. The bench stood as a symbol of authority and tradition, yet it did not reflect the society it served.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat began to change in 1964 with the appointment of Ireland’s first woman judge, Eileen Kennedy. What followed was not a sudden transformation, but a steady and determined reshaping of the courts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBenchmarkers: Female Firsts in the Irish Judiciary tells the story of the women who crossed those thresholds first: the pioneers of the District Court and Circuit Court, the first woman of the High Court, the first to sit on the Supreme Court, Ireland’s first female Chief Justice, the first Irish women to serve on Europe’s highest courts, and the first woman to lead the judiciary in Northern Ireland. Each milestone marked a quiet but profound shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending insightful interviews with legal and social history, this evocative book explores not only these groundbreaking achievements but also the enduring question of representation, the public perception of judges, and the challenges of judicial life. This is a story of resilience and progress-and the work still to be done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdl id=\"contents\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eContents:\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e1. Introduction: The Long Road to the Bench\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I – The Firsts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eEileen Kennedy: Ireland’s First Woman Judge\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMella Carroll: The First Woman of the High Court\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSusan Denham: From Supreme Court Judge to Chief Justice\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eCatherine McGuinness: Breaking Through the Circuit Court\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMary Laffoy: First chair of the Citizens Assembly\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eFidelma Macken: Ireland on the European Stage\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMary Finlay Geoghegan: First Woman of the Court of Appeal\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eMary Irvine: The First Woman President of the High Court\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSíofra O’Leary: Leading the European Court of Human Rights\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSiobhan Keegan: Northern Ireland’s First Lady Chief Justice\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II – Beyond the Firsts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eA View from the bench: Diversity and the Modern Judiciary\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eJudging Judges: Accountability and Independence\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eConclusion: Setting New Benchmarks\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAfterword\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"CLarus press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57220332585284,"sku":"9781917134293","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1765\/5181\/files\/9781917134293_1.jpg?v=1788868838","url":"https:\/\/legalbooks.ie\/en-gb\/products\/benchmarkers-female-firsts-in-the-irish-judiciary","provider":"Legal \u0026 General \/ Legalbooks.ie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}