List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Ireland

The Supreme Court of Ireland is the highest judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland.

List of Justices

Name Birth–Death Term of office Term as Chief Justice Notes
Hugh Kennedy† 1879–1936 1924–1936 1924–1936 First Chief Justice
Gerald Fitzgibbon 1866–1942 1924–1938 —
Charles O'Connor 1854–1928 1924–1925 —
Timothy Sullivan† 1874–1949 1924–1946 1936–1946 Ex officio as President of the High Court 1924–1936
James Murnaghan 1881–1973 1925–1953 —
James Geoghegan 1886–1951 1936–1949 —
Conor Maguire† 1889–1971 1936–1961 1946–1961 Ex officio 1936–1946
James Creed Meredith 1875–1942 1937–1942 —
William John Johnston ? 1939–1940 —
John O'Byrne 1884–1954 1940–1954 —
William Black ? 1942–1951 —
George Gavan Duffy 1882–1951 1946–1951 — Ex officio 1946–1951
Cecil Lavery 1894–1973 1950–1966 —
Cahir Davitt 1894–1986 1951–1966 — Ex officio 1951–1966
T. C. Kingsmill Moore 1893–1979 1951–1966 —
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh† 1911–1978 1953–1973 1961–1973
Martin Maguire ? 1954–1961 —
Kevin Haugh 1901–1969 1961–1969 —
Brian Walsh 1918–1998 1961–1990 —
Frederick Budd 1904–1976 1966–1975 —
William Fitzgerald† 1906–1974 1966–1974 1973–1974
Aindrias Ó Caoimh 1912–1994 1966–1974 — Ex officio 1966–1974
Richard McLoughlin 1902–1972 1969–1972 —
Seamus Henchy ? 1972–1988 —
Frank Griffin ? 1973–1991 —
Thomas Finlay† 1922– 1974–1994 1985–1994 Ex officio 1974–1985
Tom O'Higgins† 1916–2003 1974–1985 1974–1985
John Kenny ? 1975–1982 —
Weldon Parke ? 1976–1981 —
Anthony J. Hederman 1921–2014 1981–1993 —
Niall McCarthy 1925–1991 1982–1991 —
Liam Hamilton† 1928–2000 1985–2000 1994–2000 Ex officio 1985–1994
Hugh O'Flaherty ? 1990–1999 —
Seamus Egan 1923–2004 1991–1995 —
John Blayney 1925– 1992–1997 —
Susan Denham† 1945– 1992–present 2011–present First female appointed, first female Chief Justice
Harry Whelehan ? 1994 — Ex officio 1994
Declan Costello 1926–2011 1995–1998 — Ex officio 1995–1998
Donal Barrington ? 1996–2000 —
Ronan Keane† 1932– 1996–2004 2000–2004
Kevin Lynch ? 1996–1999 —
Francis Murphy ? 1996–2002 —
Henry Barron 1928–2010 1997–2003 — First Jewish member
Frederick Morris ? 1998–2001 — Ex officio 1998–2001
John L. Murray† 1943– 1999–2015 2004–2011
Nial Fennelly 1942– 2000–2014 —
Hugh Geoghegan 1938– 2000–2010 —
Adrian Hardiman 1951–2016 2000–2016 —
Catherine McGuinness 1934– 2000–2006 —
Joseph Finnegan 1942– 2001–2012 — Ex officio 2001–2006
Brian McCracken 1934– 2002–2006 —
Fidelma Macken 1945– 2005–2012 —
Richard Johnson 1937– 2006–2009 — Ex officio 2006–2009
Nicholas Kearns 1946– 2009–2015 — Ex officio 2009–2015
Donal O'Donnell 1958– 2010–present —
Liam McKechnie 1951– 2010–present —
Frank Clarke 1951– 2012–present —
John MacMenamin 1952– 2012–present —
Mary Laffoy 1945– 2013–present —
Elizabeth Dunne 1956– 2013–present —
Peter Charleton 1956– 2014–present —
Iseult O'Malley 1964– 2015–present —
Peter Kelly 1946– 2015–present — Ex officio 2015–present

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