Melanie Greally

Melanie Greally is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since November 2022. She previously served as a Judge of the Circuit Court from 2014 and 2022.

Early life Greally attended University College Dublin, from where she obtained a BCL degree in 1989.

Legal career After attending the King's Inns, she was called to the Bar in 1991. She acted in High Court cases for the Minister for Justice in cases involving arrest warrants.

Judicial career Circuit Court Greally became a judge of the Circuit Court in November 2014 and was assigned to the Dublin circuit in July 2015. She was the presiding judge in the unsuccessful prosecution of Paul Murphy and others for the charge of false imprisonment of Joan Burton.

High Court She was nominated and appointed to the High Court in November 2022.