William FitzGerald (Irish judge)

William FitzGerald

5th Chief Justice of Ireland
In office
25 September 1973 – 17 Oct 1974
Nominated by| Government of Ireland
Appointed by| Éamon de Valera
Preceded by| Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
Succeeded by| Tom O'Higgins
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
12 May 1966 – 17 October 1974
Nominated by| Government of Ireland
Appointed by| Éamon de Valera
Personal details
Born| (1906-01-04)4 January 1906
Cork, Ireland
Died| 17 October 1974(1974-10-17) (aged 68)
Dublin, Ireland
Resting place| Deansgrange Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Spouse|

Clare O'Brien

(m. 1928)​

Children| 9
Education| Belvedere College
Alma mater| King's Inns

William O'Brien FitzGerald (4 January 1906 – 17 October 1974) was an Irish lawyer, judge and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1973 to 1974 and a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1966 to 1974.[1]

He was born in Cork in 1906, and was educated in Belvedere College, Dublin, and King's Inns. He was called to the Bar in 1927 and to the Inner Bar in 1944. He was appointed directly to the Supreme Court of Ireland. In 1972, on the retirement of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, FitzGerald was appointed as Chief Justice of Ireland. He had a relatively brief tenure as Chief Justice and died suddenly on 17 October 1974.

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1. ^ "Former Chief Justices". Supreme Court of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

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Preceded by

Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh

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1973–1974  | Succeeded by

Tom O'Higgins

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Chief Justices of Ireland

* Hugh Kennedy
* Timothy Sullivan
* Conor Maguire
* Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
* William FitzGerald
* Tom O'Higgins
* Thomas Finlay
* Liam Hamilton
* Ronan Keane
* John L. Murray
* Susan Denham
* Frank Clarke
* Donal O'Donnell

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