Frederick Gardner Orford Budd (11 February 1904 – 1 December 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 from 1951 to 1961.
Gardner Budd | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 21 December 1966 – 13 January 1975 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Éamon de Valera |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 3 October 1951 – 20 December 1966 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Seán T. O'Kelly |
| Senator | |
| In office 14 August 1951 – 2 October 1951 | |
| Constituency | Dublin University |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Gardner Orford Budd 11 February 1904 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1 December 1976 (aged 72) Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse |
Oonagh Blennerhasset
(m. 1931) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
In 1925, he was a scholar of Trinity College Dublin studying Modern History and Political Science.[1]
He was elected to Seanad Éireann as an Independent Senator in August 1951 for the Dublin University constituency.[2] He resigned from the Seanad on 2 October 1951, following his appointment as a judge of the High Court.[2] 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.[3]
Budd married Oonah Blennerhassett in August 1931 and they had one son, (Declan Budd, a High Court justice), and three daughters.[4]
References
edit- ^ "List of Scholars". Trinity College Dublin. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Frederick Budd". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Ruadhan Mac Cormaic, The Supreme Court. Penguin 2016, p.135.
- ^ Dempsey, Pauric J. "Budd, Frederic Gardner Orford". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 27 April 2022.