Patrick John McCartan (born 5 May 1953) is an Irish lawyer who was a Circuit Court judge and a former politician.
A native of Wexford, he was educated at University College Dublin.
[2][3] He stood as a Democratic Left candidate at the 1992 general election but lost his seat.
This government subsequently appointed McCartan to the bench as a Circuit Court judge.
[2] In August 2020, he attended a golf party in County Galway which breached the COVID-19 guidelines.