 Hughes is a District Court judge since 2009, sitting in District Court area Number One which includes Buncrana, Carndonagh, Dungloe, Falcarragh, Glenties, and Letterkenny in County Donegal.He has attracted criticism over comments on the ethnic backgrounds of those before him in court, having described some as "neanderthals" and commented on social welfare being like "snuff at a wake".Jono Brauer

Jono Brauer (born 26 September 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian alpine skier who specialises in slalom and giant slalom.