Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway city native Dr. Geoffrey Shannon has been appointed a District Court Judge
The announcement is part of a series of judicial nominations
The nominations for appointment to the High Court, Circuit Court and District Court follow the receipt of lists of suitable candidates from the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board
Dr Geoffrey Shannon is the current chairman of the Adoption Authority of Ireland, a post he has held since 2007
He’s a specialist in family law, adoption law, child protection matters, administrative and employment law
He has also been a Special Rapporteur on Child Protection with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs since 2006
Dr Shannon has received numerous awards including a Special Merit Award at the Irish Law Awards as well as being shortlisted for the Human Rights Award of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe for his work defending children’s rights