Chief Justice of Ireland

The Chief Justice of Ireland ( Irish: Príomh - na hÉireann Bhreitheamh ) is the President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ireland.

Tasks and functions

The Chief Justice is appointed each by the Irish President (Art. 35 of the Constitution ). Because of the Constitution of Ireland to the Chief Justice come to a number of other offices by virtue of office. He is, among other things:

• Possible judge at the High Court, the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Ireland,
• Member of the State Council (An Chomhairle Stait ), an advisory body of the President (Art. 31 of the Constitution ),
• Member of the Presidential Commission ( Coimisiún na hUachtaránachta ), the collective representative body of the President (Article 14, paragraph 2 of the Constitution).

He also appoints the chairman of the Referendum Commission (An Coimisiún Reifrinn ) due to the Referendum Act 1998.

List of Chief Justice

Current Chief Justice Susan Denham Gageby. The former Chief Justice were:

(Notes to the list: The first president of the judiciary of the Irish Free State was Thomas Molony, who is, however, not listed above and that was the last Lord Chief Justice of Ireland Molony remained in this office until May 1924 Hugh Kennedy was, however, never officially Chief. . Justice of Ireland, but Chief Justice of the Irish Free State ( Príomh - Bhreitheamh Saorstát Eireann ). This office also had Timothy Sullivan held until December 29, 1937, until he finally on January 1, 1938 pursuant to the Constitution for the first Chief Justice of Ireland was (Art. 34 para 4 sentence 2 of the Constitution). )