 Joseph Finnegan (judge)

Joseph Gerald Finnegan (born 1 October 1942) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2006 to 2012, President of the High Court from 2001 to 2006 and a Judge of the High Court from 1999 to 2006.Finnegan was technically the second highest ranking judge in Ireland while he was President of the High Court and was an "ex officio" member of the Supreme Court that he was subsequently appointed to as a full member.