William Black (judge)

The Hon. Mr. Justice
William Bullick Black
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
1942–1951
Nominated by Government of Ireland
Personal details
Born 22 September 1879
Died 11 March 1967
Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Political party Fianna Fail
Other political
affiliations		 Sinn Féin
Spouse(s) Julia O'Connor
Education Methodist College Belfast
Alma mater
Profession

William Bullick Black KC (22 September 1879–11 March 1967) was a barrister and justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland.

Early life and education

Black's father, James, was a Methodist minister from Holywood. He was educated at Methodist College Belfast and then Trinity College, Dublin.[1]

Career

Black attended the King's Inns, Dublin and won a number of debating and oratorial prizes before he was called to the bar in 1901.[2]

Black was a campaigner for Sinn Féin before supporting Fianna Fail.[3][4]

In 1942 he was made a Supreme Court of Ireland justice and served until 1951.[5] He dissented against the ruling in the Corcoran case (1950) and also the 1951 Tilson case that enforced the ne temere decree.[6][7]

The Council of Europe elected Black as Ireland's representative in the European Commission of Human Rights in 1954.[8]

Personal life

He was married to Julia O'Connor.[9]

  1. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  2. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  4. ↑ Walker, B (17 January 2012). "A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace". Springer. p. 63.
  5. ↑ webmaster, Supreme Court. "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.supremecourt.ie.
  6. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  7. ↑ Walker, B (17 January 2012). "A Political History of the Two Irelands: From Partition to Peace". Springer. p. 62.
  8. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  9. ↑ Dempsey, Pauric (2009). "Black, William Bullick". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
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