Frederick Morris

For the American sailor, see Frederick Morris (sailor). For other uses, see Fred Morris (disambiguation).

Frederick Morris
President of the High Court
In office
1 July 1998 – 24 April 2001
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Preceded byDeclan Costello
Succeeded byJoseph Finnegan
Judge of the High Court
In office
1 August 1990 – 24 April 2001
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary Robinson
Personal details
Born (1929-12-01) 1 December 1929 (age 95)
Kilkenny, Ireland
Political partyFianna 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". The Supreme Court of Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Frederick Morris nominated to be next President of the High Court". The Irish Times. 20 December 1997. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Gerard Cunningham". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Morris Tribunal". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
Legal offices
Preceded by President of the High Court
1998–2001 		Succeeded by