Frank Griffin (judge) explained

Office:Judge of the Supreme Court
Term Start:7 July 1973
Term End:21 May 1991
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Erskine H. Childers
Office1:Judge of the High Court
Term Start1:9 February 1971
Term End1:7 July 1973
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Éamon de Valera
Birth Date:1 April 1919
Birth Place:Dartry, Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Children:6

Frank James Griffin (1 April 1919 – 5 June 2016) was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1973 to 1991 and a Judge of the High Court from 1971 to 1973.[1]

Griffin was a Judge-in-Residence at University College Dublin in the Sutherland School of Law. From 1991 to 1996, he served as President of the Council of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. His son, Gerry Griffin, serves as judge on the Irish Circuit Court.[2] He died in 2016, at the age of 97.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Judges of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court. webmaster. supremecourt.ie. 3 December 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032142/http://www.supremecourt.ie/SupremeCourt/sclibrary3.nsf/0/ABF35041A7FAD2EA8025741800403A20?openDocument&l=en. live.
  2. Web site: Ex-FG minister to be High Court judge - Independent.ie. independent.ie. 3 December 2016. 1 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701140701/http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/migration/exfg-minister-to-be-high-court-judge-26289896.html. live.
  3. Web site: Former judge Frank Griffin dies at 98 - Irish Legal News. 7 June 2016. irishlegal.com. 3 December 2016. 9 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109045256/http://www.irishlegal.com/4463/former-judge-frank-griffin-dies-at-97/. live.