Frederick Morris
Frederick Morris | |
|---|---|
| President of the High Court | |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 24 April 2001 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
| Preceded by | Declan Costello |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Finnegan |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 1 August 1990 – 24 April 2001 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1929 Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater | |
Frederick Reginald Morris (born 1 December 1929[1]) is a retired Irish judge who served as President of the High Court from 1998 to 2001 and a Judge of the High Court from 1990 to 2001.[2]
Born in Kilkenny in 1929, he was called to the bar in 1959 and became a Senior Counsel in 1973.[3] He was made a High Court judge in 1990 and appointed to the Special Criminal Court the following year.[4] He was President of the High Court from 1998 to 2001, and therefore an ex-officio member of the Supreme Court of Ireland. He was the Chairperson of the Referendum Commission in 2002 for the 25th Amendment Bill 2002.[5]
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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Morris, Hon. Frederick Reginald, (born 1 Dec. 1929), President of the High Court, Republic of Ireland, 1998–2001". Who's Who. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U28167.
- ^ "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". The Supreme Court of Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Frederick Morris nominated to be next President of the High Court". The Irish Times. 20 December 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Gerard Cunningham". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Report of RefCom on Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy Referendum" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Morris Tribunal". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2021.