Hugh Kennedy (judge)

Hugh Kennedy
1st Chief Justice of Ireland
In office 24 June 1924 – 1 December 1936
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Tim Healy
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Timothy Sullivan
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office 24 June 1924 – 1 December 1936
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Tim Healy
1st Attorney General of Ireland
In office 31 January 1922 – 5 June 1924
Taoiseach	W. T. Cosgrave
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	John O'Byrne
Teachta Dála
In office October 1923 – November 1924
Constituency	Dublin South
Personal details
Born	(1879-07-11)11 July 1879 Abbotstown, Dublin, Ireland
Died	1 December 1936(1936-12-01) (aged 57) Goatstown, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Cumann na nGaedheal
Spouse	Clare Murphy ​ (m. 1911)​
Relatives	Mary Olivia Kennedy (sister)
Alma mater	University College Dublin King's Inns

Hugh Edward Kennedy (11 July 1879 – 1 December 1936) was an Irish judge, politician and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1924 to 1936, a judge of the Supreme Court from 1924 to 1936 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1922 to 1924. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 1923 to 1924. As a member of the Irish Free State Constitution Commission, he was also one of the constitutional architects of the Irish Free State.^[1]