William Bullick Black KC (22 September 1879 – 11 March 1967) was an Irish judge and barrister who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1942 to 1951 and a Judge of the High Court from 1939 to 1942.
William Black | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 14 November 1942 – 28 February 1951 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Douglas Hyde |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 20 July 1939 – 14 November 1942 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Douglas Hyde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1879 Holywood, County Down, Ireland |
| Died | 11 March 1967 (aged 87) Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse |
Julia O'Connor (m. 1910) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Methodist College Belfast |
| Alma mater | |
Early life and education edit
Black was born in Holywood, County Down, in 1879. Black's father, James, was a Methodist minister. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast and later at Trinity College Dublin.[1]
Career edit
Black attended the King's Inns, Dublin, where he qualified as a barrister. At King's Inns, he won a number of debating and oratorical prizes before he was called to the Bar in 1901.[1]
Black was a campaigner for Sinn Féin before later supporting Fianna Fáil.[1][2]
In 1939, Black was appointed a High Court judge. Then, in 1942, he was made a judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland and served until 1951.[3] He dissented against the ruling in the Corcoran case (1950) and also the 1951 Tilson case that enforced the Ne Temere decree.[1][4]
The Council of Europe elected Black as Ireland's representative in the European Commission of Human Rights in 1954.[1]
Personal life edit
He was married to Julia O'Connor with whom he had three children with.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Walker, B (17 January 2012). A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace. Springer. p. 63. ISBN 9780230363403. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Supreme Court. "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.supremecourt.ie. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Walker, B (17 January 2012). A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace. Springer. p. 62. ISBN 9780230363403. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.