Serjeant-at-law (Ireland)
This is a list (presently incomplete) of lawyers who held the rank of serjeant-at-law at the Irish Bar.
Unlike in England, for many years there was only one Serjeant-at-Law in Ireland, who was known as the King’s Serjeant or simply Serjeant. In 1627 another was appointed, and they were known as the Prime Serjeant and Second Serjeant. In 1682 a Third Serjeant was appointed. In 1805 the Prime Serjeant became known as First Serjeant.
The serjeants-at-law ranked ahead of the Attorney-General for Ireland and the Solicitor-General for Ireland until 1805, when the law officers took precedence.[1]
King’s Serjeants, 1326-1627
- 12 February 1326: Simon Fitz-Richard
- 3 December 1341: Hugh Brown
- 1 June 1343: William le Petit
- 134-: Robert de Preston
- 19 November 1357: Edmund de Bereford
- 1373/4: John Tyrell[1]
- 18 April 1375: Richard Plunket
- 1375: Walter Cotterell
- 24 September 1388: John Bermyngham
- 20 October 1422: Charles Barnewall
- 8 November 1434: Sir Thomas Fitz-Christopher Plunket
- 20 June 1435: Robert Dowdall
- 4 February 1437: Edward Somerton
- 1532: Sir Thomas Luttrell
- 1534: Patrick Barnewall
- 1550: Sir John Bathe
- 11 September 1554: Richard Finglas
- 21 February 1574: Edward Fitz-Symon
- 9 May 1594: Arthur Corye
- 1 November 1597: Edward Loftus
- 8 June 1601: Edward Kerdiffe
- 9 February 1609: Sir John Beere
- 13 May 1617: Sir John Brereton[2]
Prime Serjeants, 1627-1805
First Serjeants, 1805-
Second Serjeants, 1627-
Third Serjeants, 1682-
References
- John Haydn and Horace Ockerby, The Book of Dignities, 3rd edition, London 1894 (reprinted Bath 1969)
- ^ a b Haydn, p. 590
- ^ a b c d Haydn, p. 591
- ^ a b c d Haydn, p. 592
- ^ a b c Haydn, p. 593