Sir Paul John Mahoney

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(born 1946) is a British jurist who was a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights. He was the first President of

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(2005–2011).

Education

Mahoney studied law at the

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, graduating

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and later proceeding

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in 1967. He subsequently studied law at

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and obtained a

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degree in 1969.

Academia

From 1967 to 1973, Mahoney was a lecturer at the law faculty of

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. From 1972 to 1974, Mahoney was a barrister in London. In 1988, Mahoney was appointed a visiting professor at the

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Europe

From 1974 to 1990, Mahoney was an administrator and subsequently the Principal Administrator of the

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. He then became the Head of Personnel, Council of Europe, until 1995 when he was named Deputy Registrar in 2001. From that post, he was promoted to Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights, which role he served in until September 2005. Mahoney was nominated by the College of Judges to become the first President of the

on 6 October 2005. On 7 October 2011, he was replaced by Sean Van Raepenbusch. On 27 June 2012, he was elected by the

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to replace Sir

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as the UK's judge on the

, which role he took up on 1 November 2012. Mahoney was replaced by Tim Eicke as the United Kingdom's judge on 12 September 2016.

References

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Education

Academia

Europe

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