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Martin Nolan
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| Judge of the Circuit Court | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2007 |
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| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
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Martin Edward Nolan
12 June 1959 Wexford, Ireland |
| Children | 4 |
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Martin Edward Nolan (born 12 June 1959) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Circuit Court since May 2007.
He sits as a judge presiding over the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Early life
Nolan grew up in County Wexford, playing Gaelic football for Oylegate–Glenbrien GAA and the Wexford minor (under-18) team.
Nolan was a member of the Garda Síochána from 1979 to 1989, based in Rathfarnham and Tallaght.
Legal career
Nolan studied at the King's Inns and was called to the Bar in 1989. He worked in a mixed practice including criminal, civil and family law.
Judicial career
He was nominated to the Circuit Court in May 2007; having practised as a barrister until his Circuit Court appointment.
Personal life
Nolan's house has been burgled twice; on one occasion in 2015 he had to recuse himself from a case as the offender had previously been given a suspended sentence by Nolan. He is married and has four children.
