Chief Justice of Ireland

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The Chief Justice of Ireland[1] is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland.

Under Constitution of Ireland, the Chief Justice of Ireland also occupies several positions ex officio, these include;

[edit] List of Chief Justices

Name Entered Office Left Office
Hugh Kennedy 1924 1936
Timothy Sullivan 1936 1946
Conor Maguire 1946 1961
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh 1961 1973
William Fitzgerald 1973 1974
Thomas O'Higgins 1974 1985
Thomas Finlay 1985 1994
Liam Hamilton 1994 2000
Ronan Keane 2000 2004
John L. Murray 2004 Incumbent

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The Constitution of Ireland only uses the term "Chief Justice" however in practice "Chief Justice of Ireland" is the accepted long form of the name; whilst "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court" is rarely used. The corresponding office of the Irish Free State was the "Chief Justice of the Irish Free State".
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