Purpose of this list
- To help the public identify the officials who are designated under the Act.
- To assist lobbyists completing returns to the Register of Lobbyists.
Designated public officials of the Courts Service
Name: Angela Denning
Job title: Chief Executive Officer
Area of responsibility: Chief Executive Officer
Name: Tom Ward
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Offices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court
Name: Nina Brennan
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Offices of the Circuit Court, District Court, Central Criminal Court and Special Criminal Court; Courts Service regional offices
Name: John Cleere
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Finance (including Courts Service Vote and court funds); procurement; risk management
Name: Owen Harrison
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Information and Communications Technology; information services
Name: Emer Darcy
Job title: Assistant Secretary
Area of responsibility: Reform of court legislation; modernisation of court rules, practices and procedures; support for court rules committees; library services; judicial research support; organisation development and training; media relations; provision of information
Name: Anne Heenan
Job title: Probate Officer
Area of responsibility: Probate Office of the High Court; issue of grants of probate and letters of administration
