National
Chief Justice
- Irish: An Príomh-Bhreitheamh
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Ireland
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President on the advice of the Government (Art. 35.1), after the Judicial Appointments Commission process. The Chief Justice is also President of the Supreme Court.
- Chosen by
- President of Ireland
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Donal O'Donnell since October 2021 Report Source: supremecourt.ie, checked
Sources
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Constitution of Ireland, Irish Statute Book, read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 28, 35). Seat counts: Oireachtas members list; Supreme Court composition: supremecourt.ie judges page, read 2026-10-12. For: Chief Justice
- irishstatutebook.ie · checked Bunreacht na hÉireann (Irish text) and oireachtas.ie / logainm.ie: Irish-language names of the State, provinces, institutions and offices. For: Chief Justice in Irish
- supremecourt.ie · checked Courts Service of Ireland, Supreme Court judges page, read 2026-10-12. Chief Justice start date 2021-10-11 from Wikipedia, Supreme Court of Ireland (fallback; the official page gives none). Ordinary judges' start dates not loaded. For: Donal O'Donnell, current term