Chief Justice of Ireland
The Chief Justice of Ireland ( Irish : Príomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann ) is the President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court , the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Ireland .
Tasks and functions
The Chief Justice is appointed by the Irish President (Art. 35 of the Constitution). Under the Constitution of Ireland , the Chief Justice has a number of additional offices by virtue of office. Among other things, he is:
- potential judge in the High Court , the highest civil and criminal court in Ireland,
- Member of the State Council ( An Chomhairle Stáit ) , an advisory body to the President (Article 31 of the Constitution),
- Member of the Presidential Commission ( Coimisiún na hUachtaránachta ) , the collective representative body of the President (Art. 14 Para. 2 of the Constitution).
In addition, based on the referendum law of 1998, he appoints the chairman of the referendum commission ( An Coimisiún Reifrinn ).
List of Chief Justice
Current Chief Justice is Susan Gageby Denham . The previous Chief Justice were:
| Surname | Taking office | End of office |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Kennedy | 1924 | 1936 |
| Timothy Sullivan | 1936 | 1946 |
| Conor Maguire | 1946 | 1961 |
| Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh | 1961 | 1973 |
| William FitzGerald | 1973 | 1974 |
| Thomas F. O'Higgins | 1974 | 1985 |
| Thomas Finlay | 1985 | 1994 |
| Liam Hamilton | 1994 | 2000 |
| Ronan Keane | 2000 | 2004 |
| John L. Murray | 2004 | 2011 |
| Susan Denham | 2011 | officiating |
(Notes on the list: The first President of the Irish Free State Judiciary was Thomas Molony , who is not listed above and who was the last Lord Chief Justice of Ireland . Molony remained in that office until May 1924. Hugh Kennedy, on the other hand, was never officially chief Justice of Ireland , but Chief Justice of the Irish Free State ( Príomh-Bhreitheamh Saorstát Éireann ). This office was also held by Timothy Sullivan until December 29, 1937, when he finally became the first Chief Justice of the United States on January 1, 1938 under the Constitution Ireland became (Art. 34 para. 4 sentence 2 of the Constitution).)