Letters Patent bearing date 17th day of December 2025 have passed the Great Seal of Northern Ireland appointing Patricia Mary Smyth to be a Judge of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland.

The said Letters Patent were enrolled in the Central Office of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland on 17th December 2025.

The Honourable Mrs Justice Smyth took the Oath of Office on the 17th day of December 2025 in the presence of the Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

The Oath was administered by Mr A E Wells, Clerk of the Crown for Northern Ireland.

Dated: 17 December 2025