Frederick Morris
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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]
Frederick Morris | |
|---|---|
| President of the High Court | |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 24 April 2001 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
| Preceded by | Declan Costello |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Finnegan |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 1 August 1990 – 24 April 2001 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1929 Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater | |
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]