, ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe ▁program mes ▁developing ▁legal ▁systems ▁in ▁Post - Comm un ist ▁Europe . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁becoming ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Ke ane ▁received ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Doctor ate ▁from ▁U CD ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁Ad j unct ▁Professor ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁since ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Ke ane ▁married ▁Ther ese ▁O ' D onn ell , ▁who , ▁as ▁Terry ▁Ke ane , ▁became ▁a ▁fashion ▁journalist ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁social ▁di ar ist . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁together , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁daughter ▁Terry ▁had ▁previously ▁given ▁up ▁for ▁ad option . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁separated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁but ▁remained ▁am ic able . ▁Their ▁son ▁Tim ▁died ▁suddenly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Terry ▁revealed ▁on ▁The ▁Late ▁Late ▁Show ▁her ▁affair ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁with ▁som etime ▁T ao ise ach ▁Charles ▁H aug he y . ▁Ron an ▁and ▁Terry ' s ▁daughter ▁Just ine ▁Ke ane ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁D iar mu id ▁G av in , ▁the ▁Irish ▁garden ▁designer ▁and ▁television ▁person ality . ▁ ▁Ke ane ▁is ▁the ▁Independent ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁App