Alan Mahon (judge)

{{Short description|Irish judge (born 1951)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image =

| office = Judge of the Court of Appeal

| term_start = 24 October 2014

| term_end = 6 July 2018

| nominator = Government of Ireland

| appointer = Michael D. Higgins

| office1 = Judge of the Circuit Court

| term_start1 = 14 April 2002

| term_end1 = 20 October 2014

| nominator1 = Government of Ireland

| appointer1 = Mary McAleese

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|3|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = Irish

| spouse =

| children =

| education = Clongowes Wood College

| alma_mater = {{Ubl|University College Dublin|King's Inns}}

|}}

Alan Mahon (born 3 March 1951) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2018 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 2002 to 2014.

He was educated at Clongowes Wood College, University College Dublin and the King's Inns.{{cite web|url=http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Announcement_of_two_Judges_Designate_of_the_Court_of_Appeal.html|title=Announcement of two Judges Designate of the Court of Appeal|work=MerrionStreet.ie|date=22 October 2014|accessdate=5 April 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044219/http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Announcement_of_two_Judges_Designate_of_the_Court_of_Appeal.html|url-status=live}} He was called to the Bar in 1976, and to the Inner Bar in 1988.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

He was appointed as a Circuit Court judge in April 2002. He was appointed as a judge of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments in September 2002 and appointed chairman of the tribunal in July 2003. In October 2014, he became a judge of the Court of Appeal.{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/mahon-tribunal-is-discredited-by-judges-says-pac-chairman-36842166.html| work=Independent.ie| title=Mahon Tribunal is 'discredited' by judges, says PAC chairman| date=25 April 2018| access-date=26 April 2018| archive-date=26 April 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426213606/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/mahon-tribunal-is-discredited-by-judges-says-pac-chairman-36842166.html| url-status=live}}{{cite news | url=http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/News/Government_Press_Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal.html | work=Department of the Taoiseach | title=Appointments to the Court of Appeal | date=29 October 2014 | access-date=16 January 2016 | archive-date=8 February 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208162544/https://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/News/Government_Press_Releases/Appointments_to_the_Court_of_Appeal.html | url-status=live }}

On 24 April 2018, the Government of Ireland decided to recommend Mahon for appointment as the new Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, for a three-year period with effect from 6 July 2018. Mahon was recommended following an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service. Mahon resigned as a Judge of the Court of Appeal to take up the position, which is a non-judicial position.{{cite web|url=https://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/The_Minister_with_Responsibility_for_Defence_Mr_Paul_Kehoe_welcomes_the_Government%E2%80%99s_decision_to_recommend_that_Mr_Justice_Alan_Mahon_be_appointed_by_the_President_as_Ombudsman_for_the_Defence_Forces.html|title=The Minister with Responsibility for Defence Mr. Paul Kehoe, welcomes the Government's decision to recommend that Mr. Justice Alan Mahon be appointed by the President as Ombudsman for the Defence Forces|work=MerrionStreet.ie Irish Government News Service|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=25 April 2018|archive-date=24 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424175356/https://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/The_Minister_with_Responsibility_for_Defence_Mr_Paul_Kehoe_welcomes_the_Government%E2%80%99s_decision_to_recommend_that_Mr_Justice_Alan_Mahon_be_appointed_by_the_President_as_Ombudsman_for_the_Defence_Forces.html|url-status=live}}