Kevin Cross

Kevin Cross (born 1951[1]) is an Irish judge who is currently a Judge of the High Court.[2][3]

The Hon. Mr. Justice

Kevin Cross
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
24 October 2011
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Personal details
Born1951 (age 69–70)
NationalityIrish
Spouse(s)Alison Lindsay
Alma mater

Early life

Cross attended Gonzaga College, University College Dublin and the King's Inns. He served as Auditor of the UCD L&H.[4] He became a barrister in 1975 and a senior counsel in 1997.[1] He has represented the Attorney General of Ireland, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin.[5][6][7]

Judicial career

Cross was appointed to the High Court in October 2011.[8] He is in charge of the personal injuries list for the High Court.[9][10][11]

He presided over Morrissey v Health Service Executive, which arose out of the CervicalCheck cancer scandal. He held that screeners must have "absolute confidence" before definitively ruling out a health condition in a screening test.[12] This was subject to an appeal to the Supreme Court of Ireland due to the standard of confidence he applied.[13] The Supreme Court unanimously upheld his decision.[14] Cross criticised the response of some doctors to his decision, calling some commentary "hysterical".[15]

He served as Chairperson of the Referendum Commission for two concurrent referendums in 2015, the successful 34th Amendment and unsuccessful 35th Amendment Bill 2015 to the Constitution.[16]

Personal life

He is married to Alison Lindsay.[17] Lindsay is a retired judge of the Circuit Court.[18]

References
  1. "Appointments to the High Court". Irish Government News Service. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. Hennessy, Michelle. "'She wants it to be over': Ruth Morrissey 'very upset' over State move to appeal CervicalCheck case". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  3. "Ruth Morrissey feels 'powerless' as €2.1m cancer award appealed". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  4. "The Gonzaga Record 1985". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. "Challenge on £475,000 from Christian Brothers site". The Irish Times. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. "Board's refusal of application challenged". The Irish Times. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. Donnellan, Eithne (4 September 2010). "× Doctors cleared as inquiry into wrong kidney's removal ends". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. "Two new High Court judges to fill vacancies". Irish Independent. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. Healy, Tim (30 November 2018). "'People may die before cancer misdiagnosis cases are heard'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  10. "General Notices: 12 February 2020 - HC Judges Hilary '20". Courts.ie. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  11. "Notice - High Court Michaelmas Term - Assignment of Judges". Courts Service. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  12. Morrissey v Health Service Executive & ors, [2019 IEHC 268] (High Court 3 May 2019).
  13. Cullen, Paul (18 June 2019). "Cancer screening: Claims body says appeal will not affect Ruth Morrissey's €2.1m award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  14. "Supreme Court: HSE and labs' appeal dismissed in Ruth Morrissey cervical smear case". Irish Legal News. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  15. Keena, Colm (11 May 2019). "Judge criticises medical profession for commenting on his ruling". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  16. "Minister Kelly establishes Referendum Commissions". Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  17. "The two men now heading for High Court ..." Irish Independent. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  18. "Tributes as Circuit Court's Judge Alison Lindsay retires". The Irish Times. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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