New Privy Counsellors

THE QUEEN has been pleased to approve the recommendation to appoint Sir Ronald Weatherup and Sir Reginald Weir as Members of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon Lord Justice Weatherup was called to the Bar in 1971, took Silk in 1993 and was appointed a Judge of the High Court in Northern Ireland in 2001.

The Rt Hon Lord Justice Weir was called to the Bar in 1970, took Silk in 1985 and was appointed a Judge of the High Court in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Judicial Damehoods

THE QUEEN has been pleased to approve that the honour of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) be conferred on Siobhan Roisin Keegan QC and Denise Anne McBride QC, following their appointment as Justices of the High Court. 

The Hon Mrs Justice Keegan was called to the Bar in 1994 and took Silk in 2006. She was elected vice-chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland, 2014.

The Hon Madam Justice McBride was called to the Bar in 1989 and took Silk in 2011. She was vice-chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland, 2012-14.

Judicial Appointment

THE QUEEN has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon Adrian George Patrick Colton, QC, on his appointment as a Justice of the High Court.

The Hon Mr Justice Colton was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1983, and took Silk in 2006.