John Blayney Explained

Honorific-Suffix:KSG
Office:Judge of the Supreme Court
Term Start:9 January 1992
Term End:21 March 1997
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Mary Robinson
Office1:Judge of the High Court
Term Start1:24 July 1973
Term End1:8 January 1992
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
Birth Date:13 March 1925
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Children:6

John Joseph Blayney (13 March 1925 – 17 June 2018) was an Irish rugby player, barrister and judge who served a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1992 to 1997 and a Judge of the High Court from 1973 to 1992.[1] [2] [3]

John Blayney was the son of Alexander Joseph Blayney, who was a prominent Dublin surgeon at Mater Hospital.

On 12 December 1991, he was nominated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland by Taoiseach Charles Haughey. On 9 January 1992, he was appointed to the position by President Mary Robinson.[4] Upon retirement from a long legal career, his position on the bench was filled by Judge Henry Denis Barron.[5] During his retirement, he acted as chairman to the Blayney Inquiry into the "professional and business conduct" of a number of major Irish accountants and accounting firms.[6] [7]

Blayney has, on several occasions, sat on the bench for the European Court of Human Rights.[8]

Blayney played rugby union for Ireland, earning one cap in 1950 in which he ran a 40-yard try against a Scottish side.[9] [10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BLAYNEY, Mr. Justice John : Death notice – Irish Times Family Notices. notices.irishtimes.com. 20 June 2018. 12 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190912162001/https://notices.irishtimes.com/death/blayney-mr-justice-john/53759918. live.
  2. Web site: John Joseph Blayney. ESPN scrum. 20 June 2018. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220036/http://en.espn.co.uk/ireland/rugby/player/5315.html. live.
  3. Web site: Current Members . https://web.archive.org/web/20141005122848/http://www.papalorders.ie/index.php/members/current-members . 2014-10-05 . live.
  4. Web site: Former Judges of the Supreme Court . Supremecourt.ie . 2012-01-31 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032142/http://www.supremecourt.ie/SupremeCourt/sclibrary3.nsf/0/ABF35041A7FAD2EA8025741800403A20?openDocument&l=en . live .
  5. Web site: Prof. Dr. Axel Tschentscher, LL.M. . ICL – Ireland Index . Servat.unibe.ch . 2012-01-31 . 2012-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127064236/http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/ei__indx.html . live .
  6. Web site: Blayney Inquiry – Accountancy Ireland . Accountancyireland.ie . 2012-01-31 . 2012-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312083653/http://www.accountancyireland.ie/Archive/2003/February-2003/Blayney-Inquiry/ . live .
  7. Web site: ICAI appoints former Supreme Court judge to head its inquiry. irishtimes.com. 20 June 2018.
  8. Web site: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . Refworld | Keegan v. Ireland . UNHCR . 2012-01-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017005943/http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country%2CLEGAL%2CECHR%2C%2CIRL%2C%2C3ae6b6ff8%2C0.html . 2012-10-17 .
  9. Web site: John Blayney | Rugby Union | Players and Officials . ESPN Scrum . 2012-01-31 . 2012-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021055623/http://www.espnscrum.com/ireland/rugby/player/5315.html . live .
  10. News: Weight Loss . Court to clear way for trawl at NIB – National News . Independent.ie . 1998-03-28 . 2012-01-31 . 2012-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026070408/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/court-to-clear-way-for-trawl-at-nib-453231.html . live .
  11. Web site: Judge who stayed in public eye. irishtimes.com. 20 June 2018.

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