Sir John Gillen | |
|---|---|
| Lord Justice of Appeal | |
| In office September 2014 – November 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Gillen (1947-11-18)18 November 1947 (age 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Solicitor,High Court judge |
Sir John Gillen,PC (born 18 November 1947[1]), previously known asThe Rt Hon Lord Justice Gillen, and before that asMr Justice Gillen, is aPrivy Councillor and was one of theLords Justices of Appeal of Northern Ireland, from September 2014-November 2017.[1][2][3]
Gillen attended Cregagh Primary School, then theMethodist College, Belfast, andQueen's College, Oxford.[4]
He wascalled to the bar in 1970 and becameQueen's Counsel in 1983.[1][4]
He was appointed as a High Court judge in Belfast, replacingLord Justice MacDermott, on the latter's retirement.[4] Gillen was sworn in before the then Lord Chief Justice,Sir Robert Carswell, on 6 January 1999.[4] He was awarded the customaryknighthood upon his appointment to the High Court.
He was appointed toHer Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in November 2014.[5]
In 2016, an off-duty police officer who was representing himself in a house repossession case againstSantander that Gillen was hearing tried to arrest him.[6] The officer was himself arrested, on suspicion of common assault, but was released without charge.[6] The police officer was nevertheless sentenced, by Lord Chief JusticeSir Declan Morgan, to three months jail forcontempt of court, with the possibility of release after 28 days if he apologised.[7][8]
From 2015 to 2017, he conducted a review of Civil and Family Justice in Northern Ireland.[9][10][11]
Gillan is married and has two daughters.[4]
5 September 2014 - Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Honourable Mr Justice Gillen as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
