Thomas E. O'Donnell (judge)

Thomas E. O'Donnell is a judge of the Irish Circuit Court since 2011.[1] Prior to his appointment, he was a judge of the Irish District Court from 1998.[2]

Born in Limerick of a distinguished legal family[3] he was educated at Crescent College, Limerick and at Mungret College, Limerick. He studied law at University College Dublin and was enrolled as a solicitor in 1976.[4] He was assigned as judge of the District Court for Limerick City in 1999,[5] where he was "highly regarded".[6] In 2014, he was assigned as the sole Judge for the South Western circuit,[7] which includes the counties of Limerick, Clare and Kerry, and in part coincides geographically with the old Munster Circuit[8] described by Maurice Healy. Judge O'Donnell has three sons. His second son, Mark O'Donnell, represented the Qatar International Rugby team in the 2016 West Asian Division 3 Championship, having qualified under the three year residency rule.[9]