Frederick Morris Explained

Office:President of the High Court
Term Start:1 July 1998
Term End:24 April 2001
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Mary McAleese
Predecessor:Declan Costello
Successor:Joseph Finnegan
Office1:Judge of the High Court
Term Start1:1 August 1990
Term End1:24 April 2001
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Mary Robinson
Birth Date:1 December 1929
Birth Place:Kilkenny, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fianna Fáil

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]

Notes and 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 . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U28167.
  2. Web site: Former Judges of the Supreme Court . The Supreme Court of Ireland . 26 October 2020 . 24 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124141720/http://www.supremecourt.ie/supremecourt/sclibrary3.nsf/pagecurrent/ABF35041A7FAD2EA8025741800403A20?opendocument&l=en . live .
  3. News: Frederick Morris nominated to be next President of the High Court . 6 April 2021 . The Irish Times . 20 December 1997 . en.
  4. Web site: Gerard Cunningham . 2012-07-15 . https://archive.today/20130221160811/http://www.faduda.net/tribunal/morris06.html . 2013-02-21 . dead .
  5. Web site: Report of RefCom on Protection of Human Life in Pregnancy Referendum . 29 June 2019 . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529145617/https://www.refcom.ie/previous-referendums/protection-of-human-life/Report-of-RefCom-on-Protection-of-Human-Life-in-Pregnancy-Referendum.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Morris Tribunal . 22 September 2021 . 17 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120717023540/http://www.morristribunal.ie/ . live .