She previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2015 to 2018 and Chairperson of the Referendum Commission from March 2018 to November 2018.
[1] She obtained a BCL degree in 1986 from University College Cork and began practising as a barrister in 1988.
[1] Kennedy acted as a barrister for the Investigation Committee of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse.
[4] She was nominated following a selection process by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board.
[10] She currently serves on the Advisory Committee to the School of Law at the University of Limerick.