Back فرانك كلارك (قاضي) Arabic فرانك كلارك (قاضى) ARZ Frank Clarke (Jurist) German Frank Clarke (breitheamh) Irish Френк Кларк Serbian
Frank Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Ireland | |
| In office 28 July 2017 – 10 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Preceded by | Susan Denham |
| Succeeded by | Donal O'Donnell |
| President of the Law Reform Commission | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Preceded by | Mary Laffoy |
| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 15 March 2012 – 10 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 15 November 2004 – 15 March 2012 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Mary McAleese |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1951 Walkinstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse |
Jacqueline Hayden (m. 1977) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Drimnagh Castle |
| Alma mater | |
George Bernard Francis Clarke[1] (born 10 October 1951[2][3]) is an Irish barrister and judge who has served as President of the Law Reform Commission since July 2022. He previously served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 2017 to 2021. Clarke had a successful career as a barrister for many years, with a broad commercial and public law practice. He was the chair of the Bar Council of Ireland between 1993 and 1995. He was appointed to the High Court in 2004, and he became a judge of the Supreme Court in February 2012. After retiring from the bench, he returned to work as a barrister. He is also currently the President of the Irish Society for European Law.[4]
Across his career as a barrister and a judge, he has been involved in many seminal cases in Irish legal history.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Finucanewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Birthdays today". The Times, Ireland edition. 10 October 2017. p. 25.
- ^ "Clarke, Frank, (born 10 Oct. 1951), a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland, since 2012". Who's Who. 1 December 2013. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U258020.
- ^ "President's Welcome". Irish Society for European Law.
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