Aindrias Ó Caoimh (born 1 April 1950) is a retired Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the

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from 2004 to 2015. He previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 1999 to 2004. He is a son of Aindrias Ó Caoimh, who was twice

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and who was also a Judge of the European Court of Justice from 1974 until 1985. He was educated at

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and

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. He was called to the

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in 1972 and became a Senior Counsel in 1994. He was a lecturer in European Law at King's Inns. He was appointed to the European Court of Justice on 13 October 2004. His uncle

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was the son-in-law of

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