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Irish barrister, High Court judge since 2011

Born1951 (age 73–74)

SpouseAlison Lindsay

Kevin Cross

Judge of the High Court
In office 24 October 2011 – 18 November 2021
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Mary McAleese

Personal details
Born	1951 (age 73–74)
Spouse	Alison Lindsay
Alma mater	University College Dublin King's Inns

Kevin Cross (born 1951^[1]) is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 2011 to 2021.^[2]^[3]

Cross attended Gonzaga College, University College Dublin and the King's Inns. He served as Auditor of the UCD L&H.^[4] He became a barrister in 1975, and a senior counsel in 1997.^[1] He has represented the Attorney General of Ireland, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Judicial career

Cross was appointed a High Court judge in October 2011.^[8] He was in charge of the personal injuries list for the High Court.^[9]^[10]^[11]

He presided over Morrissey v Health Service Executive, which arose out of the CervicalCheck cancer scandal. He held that screeners must have "absolute confidence" before definitively ruling out a health condition in a screening test.^[12] This was subject to an appeal to the Supreme Court of Ireland due to the standard of confidence he applied.^[13] The Supreme Court unanimously upheld his decision.^[14] Cross criticised the response of some doctors to his decision, calling some commentary "hysterical".^[15]

He served as Chairperson of the Referendum Commission for two concurrent referendums in 2015, the successful 34th Amendment and unsuccessful 35th Amendment Bill 2015 to the Constitution.^[16]

He retired as a judge in November 2021 and stated he plans to undertake a PhD on John Philpot Curran.^[17]^[18]

Personal life

He is married to Alison Lindsay.^[19] Lindsay is a retired judge of the Circuit Court.^[20]

References

1 2 "Appointments to the High Court". Irish Government News Service. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ Hennessy, Michelle. "'She wants it to be over': Ruth Morrissey 'very upset' over State move to appeal CervicalCheck case". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Ruth Morrissey feels 'powerless' as €2.1m cancer award appealed". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "The Gonzaga Record 1985". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Challenge on £475,000 from Christian Brothers site". The Irish Times. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Board's refusal of application challenged". The Irish Times. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ Donnellan, Eithne (4 September 2010). "× Doctors cleared as inquiry into wrong kidney's removal ends". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Two new High Court judges to fill vacancies". Irish Independent. 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ Healy, Tim (30 November 2018). "'People may die before cancer misdiagnosis cases are heard'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "General Notices: 12 February 2020 - HC Judges Hilary '20". Courts.ie. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
↑ "Notice - High Court Michaelmas Term - Assignment of Judges". Courts Service. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
↑ Morrissey v Health Service Executive & ors, [2019 IEHC 268] (High Court 3 May 2019).
↑ Cullen, Paul (18 June 2019). "Cancer screening: Claims body says appeal will not affect Ruth Morrissey's €2.1m award". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Supreme Court: HSE and labs' appeal dismissed in Ruth Morrissey cervical smear case". Irish Legal News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
↑ Keena, Colm (11 May 2019). "Judge criticises medical profession for commenting on his ruling". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Minister Kelly establishes Referendum Commissions". Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Retiring Justice Kevin Cross warns on 'battalions with deep pockets'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ "Mr Justice Kevin Cross retires from the High Court". Irish Legal News. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ "The two men now heading for High Court ..." Irish Independent. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
↑ "Tributes as Circuit Court's Judge Alison Lindsay retires". The Irish Times. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

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