Frederick Morris

For the American sailor, see Frederick Morris (sailor). For other uses, see Fred Morris (disambiguation).

Frederick Reginald Morris is a former Irish barrister and judge.[1] Born in County Kilkenny, he was called to the bar in 1952 and became a senior counsel in 1973. He was made a High Court judge in 1990 and appointed to the Special Criminal Court the following year.[2] He was president of the High Court from 1998 to 2001, and therefore and ex-officio member of the Supreme Court of Ireland. From 2002 to 2008, he was the Chairman and Sole Member of the Morris Tribunal, which investigated allegations of corrupt and dishonest policing in County Donegal.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.supremecourt.ie/SupremeCourt/sclibrary3.nsf/pagecurrent/ABF35041A7FAD2EA8025741800403A20?opendocument&l=en
  2. ↑ http://www.faduda.net/tribunal/morris06.html
  3. ↑ http://www.morristribunal.ie
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Declan Costello		 President of the High Court
1998–2001 		Succeeded by
Joseph Finnegan
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