William Black (judge)

William Bullick Black
William Bullick Black
Judge of the Supreme Court
	In office; 14 November 1942 – 28 February 1951
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Douglas Hyde
Personal details
Born	William Bullick Black; 22 September 1879; Holywood, County Down, Ireland
Died	11 March 1967 (aged 87); Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Spouse(s)	Julia O'Connor; (m. 1910; d. 1967)
Children	3
Education	Methodist College Belfast
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin; King's Inns;

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.

Early life and education

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

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 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

He was married to Julia O'Connor.[1]

References

Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Walker, B (17 January 2012). A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace. Springer. p. 63. ISBN 9780230363403.
Supreme Court. "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.supremecourt.ie.
Walker, B (17 January 2012). A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace. Springer. p. 62. ISBN 9780230363403.

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[DIB-1] Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

[2] Walker, B (17 January 2012). A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace. Springer. p. 63. ISBN 9780230363403.

[3] Supreme Court. "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.supremecourt.ie.

[4] Walker, B (17 January 2012). A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace. Springer. p. 62. ISBN 9780230363403.