Completed Appointments 2025

District Judge (Magistrates Courts')

District Judge (Magistrates Courts) Heaney was sworn into office before Dame Siobhan Keegan, the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland on Friday 11 April 2025.

High Court Judge (11 April 2025)

Th Honourable Mr Justice McLaughlin was sworn into office before Dame Siobhan Keegan, the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland on Friday 11 April 2025.

Victims’ Payments Board - Ordinary Members (10 April 2025)

Mrs Aileen Crossin was appointed as an Ordinary Member of the Victims’ Payments Board for Northern Ireland on 10 April 2025.

Victims’ Payments Board - Legal Members (1 April 2025)

Ms Joelle Black, Miss Sinead Mallon and Ms Michele McElhenny were appointed as Legal Members of the Victims’ Payments Board for Northern Ireland on 1 April 2025.

Victims’ Payments Board - Ordinary Members (1 April 2025)

Mr Bryan Hume, Mrs Ruth Laird, Miss Nichola McCartan, Mr John McCloskey and Ms Jennifer Wright were appointed as Ordinary Members of the Victims’ Payments Board for Northern Ireland on 1 April 2025.

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal - Legal Member (11 February 2025)

Ms Tara Maguire was appointed as a Legal Member of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal for Northern Ireland on 11 February 2025.