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William Black (judge)
William Bullick Black KC (22 September 1879 – 11 March 1967) was an Irish judge and barrister who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1942 to 1951 and a Judge of the High Court from 1939 to 1942. Early life and educationBlack was born in Holywood, County Down, in 1879. Black's father, James, was a Methodist minister. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast and later at Trinity College Dublin.[1] CareerBlack attended the King's Inns, Dublin, where he qualified as a barrister. At King's Inns, he won a number of debating and oratorical prizes before he was called to the Bar in 1901.[1] Black was a campaigner for Sinn Féin before later supporting Fianna Fáil.[1][2] In 1939, Black was appointed a High Court judge. Then, in 1942, he was made a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland and served until 1951.[3] He dissented against the ruling in the Corcoran case (1950) and also the 1951 Tilson case that enforced the Ne Temere decree.[1][4] The Council of Europe elected Black as Ireland's representative in the European Commission of Human Rights in 1954.[1] Personal lifeHe was married to Julia O'Connor with whom he had three children with.[1] References
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