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 appeared in criminal trials acting as prosecution barrister and defence counsel. She acted in High Court cases for the Minister for Justice in cases involving arrest warrants.

Circuit Court
Greally became a judge of the Circuit Court in November 2014 and was assigned to the Dublin circuit in July 2015.

She has heard cases involving assault, money laundering, theft, dangerous driving, sexual offences and fraud. 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.