Kevin Feeney

{{Short description|Irish judge (1952–2013)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kevin Feeney

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| office = Judge of the High Court

| term_start = 24 May 2006

| term_end = 14 August 2013

| nominator = Government of Ireland

| appointer = Mary McAleese

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|8|14|1952|2|2|df=y}}

| death_place = Ballycotton, County Cork, Ireland

| nationality = Irish

| spouse = Geraldine Feeney
{{small|(m. 1979)}}

| children = 4

| education = Gonzaga College

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

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Kevin Feeney (2 February 1952 – 14 August 2013) was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 2006 to 2013.

He was educated at Gonzaga College, University College Dublin and the King's Inns."Feeney nominated to High Court bench". The Irish Times, 8 March 2006. Available online at [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104233142/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24828881.html highbeam.com] He was called to the Bar in 1973, and became a senior counsel in 1991.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/mr-justice-kevin-feeney-dies-suddenly-in-cork-1.1494459|title=Mr Justice Kevin Feeney dies suddenly in Cork|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=14 August 2013|access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015231611/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/mr-justice-kevin-feeney-dies-suddenly-in-cork-1.1494459|url-status=live}} He was appointed to the High Court in March 2006. He most notably heard part of the John Gilligan case in 2010."Sit down & behave yourself; Judge tells crime boss he'll not tolerate his court antics.". Daily Mirror, 10 June 2010. Available online at the [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SIT+DOWN+%26+BEHAVE+YOURSELF+GILLIGAN%3B+Judge+tells+crime+boss+he'll+not...-a0228460286 free online library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305094326/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SIT+DOWN+%26+BEHAVE+YOURSELF+GILLIGAN%3B+Judge+tells+crime+boss+he%27ll+not...-a0228460286 |date=2016-03-05 }} He died suddenly on 14 August 2013 in County Cork.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/attorney-general-leads-tributes-to-justice-feeney-after-sudden-death-29503315.html|title=Attorney General leads tributes to Justice Feeney after sudden death|work=Irish Independent|date=16 August 2013|access-date=23 September 2021|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063705/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/attorney-general-leads-tributes-to-justice-feeney-after-sudden-death-29503315.html|url-status=live}}