Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
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The Lord Chief Justice of Ireland was the historic head of the Irish judiciary and presiding judge of the country’s highest common law court under British rule.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief justice
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dublin Castle administration
ⓘ
House of Lords (Irish peerage, for some office holders) NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Parliament (pre-1801) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chief justices
ⓘ
Irish legal history ⓘ Judiciary of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court |
Court of King’s Bench in Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Queen’s Bench in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British rule in Ireland
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland era NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-independence Ireland ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
civil law in Ireland
ⓘ
criminal law in Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Anglo-Irish common law ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedInContextOf | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnder | English administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| officeHoldersCollectively | Irish lord chief justices ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Lord Chief Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | senior judicial office ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish legal system under British rule ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Irish judiciary ⓘ |
| rank | one of the great offices of state in Ireland ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Chief Justice of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
presiding over important civil cases
ⓘ
presiding over important criminal trials ⓘ supervision of common law courts in Ireland ⓘ |
| role |
head of the Irish judiciary
ⓘ
presiding judge of the highest common law court in Ireland ⓘ |
| seat | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct office ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOfficeInNorthernIreland | Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOfficeInRepublic | Chief Justice of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedHonorificallyFor | head of the Irish bench ⓘ |
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