Charles Casey

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Charles Casey (1895–1952) was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was born in Dublin in 1895 and educated at Castleknock College. During World War I he served in the 16th (Irish) Division. He was called to the Bar in 1923 and made a Senior Counsel in 1941. John A. Costello chose him as Attorney General in 1950 to replace Cecil Lavery. The following year he was made a judge of the High Court; but he died after only a few months. ^[1]

Casey, like Lavery, continued to take private work while Attorney General, with the full approval of Costello, himself a former Attorney General. He did show questionable judgment in appearing for a private party in Re Tilson, infants [1951] I.R. 1 since while still Attorney General he was required to urge the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution in the way which suited his client's argument. While it was never suggested he had acted improperly, such cases fully justify the present rule that the Attorney General takes no any private cases.

References

↑ Casey, James " The Irish Law Officers " Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell Dublin 1996

Legal offices
Preceded by Cecil Lavery	Attorney General of Ireland 1950–1951	Succeeded by Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh

v t e Attorneys General of Ireland

Irish Free State	Hugh Kennedy John O'Byrne John A. Costello Conor Maguire James Geoghegan Patrick Lynch

Ireland	Patrick Lynch Kevin Haugh Kevin Dixon Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Cecil Lavery Charles Casey Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Thomas Teevan Aindrias Ó Caoimh Patrick McGilligan Aindrias Ó Caoimh Colm Condon Declan Costello John Kelly Anthony J. Hederman Peter Sutherland Patrick Connolly John L. Murray Peter Sutherland John Rogers John L. Murray Harry Whelehan Eoghan Fitzsimons Dermot Gleeson David Byrne Michael McDowell Rory Brady Paul Gallagher Máire Whelan

Persondata
Name	Casey, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Irish lawyer and judge
Date of birth	1895
Place of birth
Date of death	1952
Place of death

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