New District Court judge for Offaly

A new district court judge has been assigned to Offaly.

Andrew Cody is to be assigned to District 15 (Laois/Offaly).

He replaces Judge Catherine Staines who was recently appointed to the Circuit Court.

The Government at a meeting last week agreed to nominate him for appointment as an Ordinary Judge of the District Court by the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins.

Mr Cody was educated at Cistercian College Roscrea, and University College Cork and is the son of the late Seamus and Mary Cody of Clonmore, Templemore Co Tipperary. Mr Cody is married to solicitor Eva O’Brien, and they have two grown up children, Katie and Nicholas.

Mr Cody was apprenticed to the late Gus Cunningham of Butler, Cunningham and Molony Solicitors in Templemore and has been in practice in Reidy Stafford LLP Newbridge and Kilcullen for the last 32 years where he has served for over 18 years as Managing Partner.

Mr Cody has been Chairman of the Complaints Committee of the Law Society, Chairman of Garda Disciplinary Panels, Independent Deputy Chairman of the Appeals Body of the Turf Club and a member of the Complaints Committee of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.