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Sir Paul Richard Maguire (''The Hon. Mr. Justice Maguire'', born 1952) is a High Court Judge in Northern Ireland. Prior to that he was a barrister and a politician. Maguire was called to the Bar in 1978 and became Queen’s Counsel in 2006.He lectured at Queen’s University, Belfast, and served as a part-time Chairman of the Employment Tribunals. Maguire unsuccessfully stood for election to Belfast City Council for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in 1981.〔(The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Belfast ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 He was then elected at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1982 for North Belfast.〔(North Belfast 1973-1982 ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 He stood for the Alliance party in the equivalent Westminster constituency of North Belfast at the 1983 general election, taking 9.1% of the vote, then again at the Belfast North by-election, 1986, when he increased his vote share to 16.7%.〔(North Belfast, 1983-1992 ), Northern Ireland Elections〕 In the mid-1980s, Maguire left politics and focused on his legal career, rising to become Queen's Counsel by the 2000s,〔Dan Keenan, "(Counsel appointed in Robinson inquiry )", ''Irish Times'', 21 January 2010〕 and representing the Government in a number of high-profile cases.〔"(Peter Robinson probe led by barrister Paul Maguire QC )", ''BBC News'', 20 January 2010〕 In 2010, he was appointed to head an inquiry into Peter Robinson's knowledge of his wife's improper financial affairs.〔 He was a member of the human rights advisory committee of the Bar Council.〔 In 2012, he was named (a judge ) of the High Court of Northern Ireland.At his High Court swearing in ceremony in May 2012 the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, said that Mr. Justice Maguire had a distinguished career at the Bar and as senior Crown Counsel and that he would be “ an invaluable and honourable addition to our High Court bench” . He was knighted in July 2012. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Maguire (judge)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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