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Malachy Joseph Higgins (born 30 October 1944) is a retired

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Education

He was educated at St MacNissi's College, Garron Tower;

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(LLB) and Middle Temple (BL).

Legal background

* Called to the Northern Ireland Bar, 1969 (Bencher, 1993) * Called to the Irish Bar, 1978 * Named QC (Northern Ireland), 1985 * Served as County Court Judge, 1988–1993 * Served as Recorder of Londonderry, 1990 to 1993 * Served as County Court Judge for

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, 1993. * Judge in Residence, QUB, 1999–present

Privy Council

On 25 January 2007, Higgins was "sworn of Her Majesty’s most honourable

Privy Council A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mon ...

on his appointment as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland."

Queen's University Belfast

Sir Malachy Higgins was Chairman of the Queen's University Belfast's Board of Visitors from 2008 to 2013.

References

External links

Privy Council website

Northern Ireland Court System site

Queen's University Belfast website

''The Times'' mention of Sir Malachy Higgins
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