Timothy Sullivan (judge)
Timothy Sullivan (* 1874 in Dublin ; † 1949 ) was an Irish judge and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1936 to 1946 .
biography
Timothy Sullivan was the son of Timothy Daniel Sullivan , who not only from 1880 to 1900 a member of the British House of Commons ( House of Commons ) , but from 1886 to 1888 and mayor was from Dublin.
He himself studied after school attendance law and received after graduation in 1895 admission as a lawyer . At the beginning of the 20th century , he became involved in the nationalist movement to achieve sovereignty from the United Kingdom .
After the establishment of the Irish Free State , he was appointed first President of the High Court in 1924 , the highest civil and criminal court in Ireland. He held this office until the death of Hugh Kennedy in December 1936. As his successor he was then appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and held this office for ten years until 1946.
The most important decision during his tenure as Chief Justice was the ratification of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Bill of 1940, which allowed members of the now illegal Irish Republican Army to be interned for an indefinite period of time (IRA).
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| SURNAME | Sullivan, Timothy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish Chief Justice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1949 |