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Caroline Biggs (suffragist)
Caroline Biggs is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court (Ireland), High Court since October 2021. She previously practised as a barrister where she specialised in criminal law. Early life Biggs attended University College Dublin from where she graduated with a BCL degree in 1995. Legal career She was called to the Irish bar in 1997 and became a senior counsel in 2009. She specialised in criminal law, appearing both for defendants and on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Ireland), Director of Public Prosecutions. She acted in cases involving drug offences, assault, sexual offences, tax offences and homicide. In 2018, she was appointed to chair a group of representatives from government departments and bodies to respond to recommendations on addressing child abuse. Judicial career Biggs was nominated to the High Court (Ireland), High Court in September 2021. She was one of five new judges created to deal with the increase in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |