Gardner Budd

Frederick Gardner Orford Budd (11 February 1904 – 1 December 1976) was an Irish judge, barrister and politician who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1966 to 1975, a Judge of the High Court from 1951 to 1966, and a Senator for the University of Dublin from August 1951 to October 1961.

Gardner Budd
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
21 December 1966  13 January 1975
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byÉamon de Valera
Judge of the High Court
In office
3 October 1951  20 December 1966
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed bySeán T. O'Kelly
Senator
In office
12 August 1951  2 October 1951
ConstituencyUniversity of Dublin
Personal details
Born
Frederick Gardner Orford Budd

(1904-02-11)11 February 1904
Dublin, Ireland
Died1 December 1976(1976-12-01) (aged 72)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma mater

In 1925, he was a scholar of Trinity College Dublin studying Modern History and Political Science.[1]

He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an independent Senator in August 1951, by the University of Dublin constituency.[2] He resigned from the Seanad on 2 October 1951, following his appointment as a judge of the High Court.[2] William J. E. Jessop won the subsequent by-election.

He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ireland in 1966 and served until 1975. He is credited for his role in some of the most progressive decisions of the Supreme Court during his time, often forming a 3/2 majority with Brian Walsh and Chief Justice Cearbhall O Dalaigh [3]

References

  1. "List of Scholars". Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. "Frederick Budd". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  3. Ruadhan Mac Cormaic, The Supreme Court. Penguin 2016, p.135.


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