Ms Justice Eileen Roberts is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin (LL.B) and of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. She was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1991.

Ms Justice Roberts worked as a solicitor with A&L Goodbody, specialising in commercial litigation and becoming both Head of Litigation and Chair of the firm. In her practice she specialised in large-scale commercial disputes including disputes in the areas of property, financial services, insurance, maritime and aviation. She was a committee member of the Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland (CLAI) and chaired the group which drafted the Good Practice Discovery Guide for use in court proceedings.

She is a CEDR qualified mediator and a former committee member of the Irish Commercial Mediation Association.

Ms Justice Roberts was appointed as a judge of the High Court in July 2022. She sat in the chancery division from that date until she was assigned as a judge of the Commercial Court in October 2023. Ms Justice Roberts was appointed as a Commissioner in February 2024.