Gardner Budd
Irish judge, barrister and politician (1904–1976)
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::summary Irish judge, barrister and politician (1904–1976) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| office | Judge of the Supreme Court |
| term_start | 21 December 1966 |
| term_end | 13 January 1975 |
| nominator | Government of Ireland |
| appointer | Éamon de Valera |
| office1 | Judge of the High Court |
| term_start1 | 3 October 1951 |
| term_end1 | 20 December 1966 |
| nominator1 | Government of Ireland |
| appointer1 | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| office2 | Senator |
| term_start2 | 14 August 1951 |
| term_end2 | 2 October 1951 |
| constituency2 | Dublin University |
| birth_name | Frederick Gardner Orford Budd |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Dublin, Ireland |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Dublin, Ireland |
| spouse | |
| children | 4 |
| alma_mater | |
| :: |
| image = | office = Judge of the Supreme Court | term_start = 21 December 1966 | term_end = 13 January 1975 | nominator = Government of Ireland | appointer = Éamon de Valera | office1 = Judge of the High Court | term_start1 = 3 October 1951 | term_end1 = 20 December 1966 | nominator1 = Government of Ireland | appointer1 = Seán T. O'Kelly | office2 = Senator | term_start2 = 14 August 1951 | term_end2 = 2 October 1951 | constituency2 = Dublin University | birth_name = Frederick Gardner Orford Budd | birth_date = | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = Dublin, Ireland | spouse = | children = 4 | alma_mater = |}} Frederick Gardner Orford Budd (11 April 1904 – 9 February 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 Dublin University constituency for a number of months in 1951 prior to his appointment to the High Court.
In 1925, he was a scholar of Trinity College Dublin studying Modern History and Political Science.
He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an Independent Senator in August 1951 for the Dublin University constituency. He resigned from the Seanad on 2 October 1951, following his appointment as a judge of the High Court. William J. E. Jessop won the subsequent by-election.
He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ireland in 1966 and served on the court 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 Judge Brian Walsh and Chief Justice Cearbhall O Dalaigh.
Budd married Oonah Blennerhassett in August 1931 and they had one son, (Declan Budd, a High Court justice who also sat on the Court of Criminal Appeal), and three daughters.
References
References
- "List of Scholars". Trinity College Dublin.
- "Frederick Budd". Oireachtas Members Database.
- Ruadhan Mac Cormaic, The Supreme Court. Penguin 2016, p.135.
- "Death of Mr Justice Declan Budd announced".
- Dempsey, Pauric J.. "Budd, Frederic Gardner Orford". [[Royal Irish Academy]].
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