William FitzGerald (Irish judge), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish lawyer and judge
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Place of Birth: Cork, Munster, Ireland
About William FitzGerald (Irish judge)
- William O'Brien FitzGerald (4 January 1906 – 17 October 1974) was an Irish lawyer, judge and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1973 to 1974 and a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1966 to 1974.He was born in Cork in 1906, and was educated in Belvedere College, Dublin, and King's Inns.
- He was called to the Bar in 1927 and to the Inner Bar in 1944.
- He was appointed directly to the Supreme Court of Ireland in 1966 and on the retirement of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh.
- In 1972, he became Chief Justice of Ireland.
- He had a relatively brief tenure as Chief Justice and died suddenly on 17 October 1974.
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