| 词条 | Paul Maguire (judge) |
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Sir Paul Richard Maguire (The Hon. Mr. Justice Maguire, born 10 November 1952) is a High Court Judge in Northern Ireland. Prior to that he was a barrister and a politician. Maguire was called to the Bar in 1978 and became Queen’s Counsel in 2006.He lectured at Queen’s University, Belfast, and served as a part-time Chairman of the Employment Tribunals. Maguire unsuccessfully stood for election to Belfast City Council for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in 1981.[1] He was then elected at the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election for North Belfast.[2] He stood for the Alliance party in the equivalent Westminster constituency of North Belfast at the 1983 general election, taking 9.1% of the vote, then again at the Belfast North by-election in 1986, when he increased his vote share to 16.7%.[3] In the mid-1980s, Maguire left politics and focused on his legal career, rising to become Queen's Counsel by the 2000s,[4] and representing the Government in a number of high-profile cases.[5] In 2010, he was appointed to head an inquiry into Peter Robinson's knowledge of his wife's improper financial affairs.[4] He was a member of the human rights advisory committee of the Bar Council.[5] In 2012, he was named [https://web.archive.org/web/20120817000254/http://www.nijac.gov.uk/index/what-we-do/news/high_court_judge_140512.htm a judge] of the High Court of Northern Ireland.At his High Court swearing in ceremony in May 2012 the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, said that Mr. Justice Maguire had a distinguished career at the Bar and as senior Crown Counsel and that he would be " an invaluable and honourable addition to our High Court bench" . He was knighted in the 2013 Special Honours.[6] References1. ^The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Belfast, Northern Ireland Elections {{s-start}}{{s-par|ni/ass82}}{{s-new | assembly}}{{s-ttl2. ^North Belfast 1973–1982, Northern Ireland Elections 3. ^North Belfast, 1983–1992, Northern Ireland Elections 4. ^1 Dan Keenan, "Counsel appointed in Robinson inquiry", Irish Times, 21 January 2010 5. ^1 "Peter Robinson probe led by barrister Paul Maguire QC", BBC News, 20 January 2010 6. ^{{londongazette|issue=60439|page=4263|date=5 March 2013}} | title = MPA for North Belfast | years = 1982–1986 }}{{s-non | reason = Assembly abolished }}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Paul}} 8 : 1952 births|Living people|Members of Belfast City Council|Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–86|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politicians|High Court judges of Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland Queen's Counsel|Knights Bachelor |
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