Mullingar solicitor nominated as district court judge
A solicitor who has practiced in Mullingar and Longford for many years is poised to become a judge of the district court.
Patricia Cronin, partner at John J Quinn and Company Solicitors, Longford and Mullingar (Mount Street), has been nominated by the Government for appointment as an Ordinary Judge to the District Court by the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins.
The vacancy arose following the retirement of Judge Flannan Brennan last month, and in accordance with constitutional practice, the Government has formally advised the President of Ms Cronin’s nomination.
Patricia Cronin joined John J Quinn and Co. in 2008, and became a partner in 2016. She is a regular feature on the solicitors’ benches at Mullingar District and Circuit Courts for criminal, civil and family matters, and is a member of the legal aid panel.
A former student of Our Lady’s School, Templeogue, Ms Cronin studied Law at DIT Aungier Street after working in a number of industries, and qualified as a solicitor in January 2005.
Prior to her qualification, she worked as a legal executive for eight years, initially in an in-house insurance role and thereafter in private practice, dealing with both civil and criminal litigation.
From 2002, she lectured in property and family law at Griffith College and Independent Colleges, and currently lectures at City Colleges, Dublin.
Ms Cronin is based in and manages John J Quinn and Company’s Mullingar office, and provides services to clients in the midlands covering all aspects of law: civil, criminal, family, probate and conveyancing.
With particular expertise in the criminal area, during her years of practice she has attended garda stations for advice and interviews when persons are detained in custody.
Experienced in practice across all tiers of the court system right up to the Supreme Court, Ms Cronin has represented clients in defending all manner of cases from summary public order matters, to serious charges such as murder. She has regularly dealt with European Arrest Warrant / Extradition cases.