Category:Chief justices of Ireland

The Chief Justice of Ireland is head of the Supreme Court of Ireland.

Under the Courts of Justice Act 1924, which established the office of Chief Justice, the Chief Justice is also ex officio a member of the High Court.

Since the 1937 Constitution, the Chief Justice has been an ex officio a member of the Council of State. The only Chief Justice who was never on the Council of State was Hugh Kennedy, Chief Justice of the Irish Free State until his death in 1936. Former Chief Justices are also ex officio members of the Council of State.