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The Chief Justice of Ireland[1] is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland.

Under Constitution of Ireland, the Chief Justice of Ireland also occupies several positions ex officio, these include;

List of Chief Justices

Name Entered Office Left Office
Hugh Kennedy19241936
Timothy Sullivan19361946
Conor Maguire19461961
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh19611973
William Fitzgerald19731974
Thomas O'Higgins19741985
Thomas Finlay19851994
Liam Hamilton19942000
Ronan Keane20002004
John L. Murray2004Incumbent

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1. ^ The Constitution of Ireland only uses the term "Chief Justice" however in practice "Chief Justice of Ireland" is the accepted long form of the name; whilst "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court" is rarely used. The corresponding office of the Irish Free State was the "Chief Justice of the Irish Free State".
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