Anthony Barr (born 1961^[1]) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since July 2013.

Barr grew up in Foxrock, Dublin 18.^[2] His father Robert Barr, who was married to Mary Roche, was also a High Court judge and conducted the Barr Tribunal. His grandfather Robert Barr was part of the A.G. Barr family which created Irn-Bru.^[3]

He graduated from University College Dublin with a BCL in 1983. He subsequently obtained a Diploma in Arbitration from there in 2007.^[4] He attended the King's Inns and became a barrister in 1985.^{[citation needed]}

He became a senior counsel in 2004.^[1] He was counsel for the Morris Tribunal between 2002 and 2008.^[5]

He was vice-chairman of the Irish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators at the time of his judicial nomination to the High Court.^[1]

He was appointed to the High Court in July 2013.^[6] He is a member of the Superior Courts Rules Committee at the Courts Service.^[7] He has heard cases including those related to medical negligence,^[8] personal injuries,^[9] judicial review,^[10] and bankruptcy.^[11]

He refused an application by John Delaney of the FAI against The Sunday Times to block the publication of details of a loan Delaney had provided to the organisation.^[12]