- John L. Murray
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honorific-prefix =The Hon. Mr. Justice
name =John L. Murray
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office =Chief Justice of Ireland
term_start =23 July 2004 [Official Notice of appointment is listed (in Irish only) in Iris Óifiguil of 30th July 2004 http://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/pdfs/IR300704.pdf ]
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nominator =Government of Ireland
appointer =Mary McAleese
predecessor =Ronan Keane
office2 =Judge of the Supreme Court
term_start2 =1999
term_end2 =2004
nominator2 =Government of Ireland
appointer2 =Mary McAleese
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office3 =Judge of theEuropean Court of Justice
term_start3 =1992
term_end3 =1999
nominator3 =Government of Ireland
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office4 =Attorney General
term_start4 =March 11 1987
term_end4 =September 25 1991
nominator4 =Charles Haughey
appointer4 =Patrick Hillery
predecessor4 =John Rogers
successor4 =Harry Whelehan
office5 =Attorney General
term_start5 =August 17 1982
term_end5 =December 14 1982
nominator5 =Charles Haughey
appointer5 =Patrick Hillery
predecessor5 =Patrick Connolly
successor5 =Peter Sutherland
birth_date =1943
birth_place =Limerick , Ireland
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nationality =Irish
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alma_mater =UCD,King's Inns
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profession =Judge ,Barrister
religion =Roman Catholic
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footnotes =John Loyola Murray (born 1943) was appointed as the
Chief Justice of theSupreme Court of Ireland in July 2004, replacingRonan Keane .John Murray was born in
Limerick in 1943 and educated atCrescent College ,Limerick ,Rockwell College ,Co. Tipperary ,University College Dublin , and theHonorable Society of King's Inns . He was President of theUnion of Students in Ireland in 1966/67. He qualified as abarrister in 1967 and had a successful law practice dealing with commercial, civil, and constitutional law.He has served on the Supreme Court since 1999 and before that was a member of the
European Court of Justice prior to his appointment from 1992. He served theFianna Fáil government asAttorney General of Ireland fromAugust 17 -December 14 1982 . TheTaoiseach ,Charles Haughey appointed him as Attorney General after his predecessor,Patrick Connolly , resigned abruptly over theGUBU scandal, when a murdererMalcolm McArthur was arrested in Connolly'sDalkey flat.His next term in office as Attorney General extended from
March 11 1987 toSeptember 25 1991 . In 1988 he refused to allow the extradition of Fr. Patrick Ryan to Britain on explosives charges dealing with the Provisional IRA on the basis that the trial he would be given would not be fair to due excessive media coverage.In 1991 he was appointed as a judge to the
European Court of Justice serving until 1999 when he was appointed to the Supreme Court. He was appointed asChief Justice of Ireland in 2004. He is married to Gabrielle Walsh, daughter of former Supreme Court judge Brian Walsh.References
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