Tributes paid as Supreme Court judge Marie Baker retires

Judge from ‘a family of learning, not of privilege’, says Supreme Court is ‘much more reflective of society than it is perceived’Ms Justice Marie Baker said the gender balance of the judiciary 'is now almost right'. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

“I don’t come from a privileged background, and I’m a woman, and I’m from Cork, but with all of those disadvantages I managed to enjoy the career that I have had and the privilege of being a judge of the Supreme Court.

Being a judge of the Supreme Court is challenging and rewarding and undoubtedly the best job she has ever done, she said. Ireland is fortunate to have a judiciary that is respected, she said. Her family last year hosted a woman Afghan judge who fled her country because, by virtue of doing the job she did, her life and the lives of her husband and children were in danger.

Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell said the court would miss Ms Justice Baker, who studied philosophy before pursuing her law career, on a personal level but also her “clear mind and clear prose”.

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