David McDowell KC, Turlough Madden and Paul Conway sworn into office
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Lady Chief Justice The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan and David McDowell KC
McDowell KC, Turlough Madden and Paul Conway were sworn into office as High Court Judge and District Judges respectively by the Lady Chief Justice on Monday 2 November 2026.
David McDowell KC was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2003 having been called to the Bar of England and Wales by Middle Temple in 1999. Mr McDowell KC has a wealth of experience in criminal law, having conducted a number of high-profile cases.
Turlough Madden is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS). He was called to The Bar of Northern Ireland in 2017 and the Bar of Ireland in 2020. In practice as a barrister, Mr Madden specialised in criminal defence, coronial law and judicial review.
Paul Conway graduated from Queen’s University Belfast and was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2000 and the Bar of Ireland in 2004. He is currently employed with the PPS as a senior public prosecutor since 2019. Mr Conway was appointed Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) in 2010 and Deputy Statutory Officer in 2023.
Turlough Madden and Lady Chief Justice The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan
Paul Conway and Lady Chief Justice The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan
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