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The Chief Justice of Ireland (Irish: Phríomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann) is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland.[1]

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

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Statutory Roles

under s. 2(5) of the Referendum Act 1998, the Chief Justice nominates the chairperson of the Referendum Commission.

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

Notes on List

The first head of the Judiciary in the Irish Free State was Thomas Molony who is not listed above. Molony was the last Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Molony continued in that role until May 1924. Hugh Kennedy was never the "Chief Justice of Ireland". Instead he was appointed on 5 June 1924 as the first "Chief Justice of the Irish Free State" (Irish: "Prímh-Bhreitheamh Saorstát Eireann").[2] Timothy Sullivan also served in that capacity from his appointment in 1936 until 29 December 1937 when the Constitution of Ireland came into force and he became the first "Chief Justice of Ireland".

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ The Constitution of Ireland including Art. 34.4, 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.
  2. ^ As to titles: Section 5, Courts of Justice Act 1924. As to the date: The Times, 6 June 1924
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