Elizabeth Dunne
{{Short description|Irish Supreme Court judge (born 1956)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Hon. Ms. Justice
| image =
| caption = Dunne in 2013
| office = Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland
| term_start = 27 July 2013
| term_end =
| nominator = Government of Ireland
| appointer = Michael D. Higgins
| office1 = Judge of the High Court
| term_start1 = 15 November 2004
| term_end1 = 27 July 2013
| nominator1 = Government of Ireland
| appointer1 = Mary McAleese
| office2 = Judge of the Circuit Court
| term_start2 = 1 December 1996
| term_end2 = 15 November 2004
| nominator2 = Government of Ireland
| appointer2 = Mary Robinson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|1|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Roscommon, Ireland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Irish
| spouse = {{marriage|James Dwyer|1984}}
| children = 2
| alma_mater = {{Ubl|University College Dublin|King's Inns}}
|}}
Elizabeth Dunne (born 12 January 1956) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since July 2013. She previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2004 to 2013 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 1996 to 2004.{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/mary-laffoy-elizabeth-dunne-nominated-for-supreme-court-1008225-Jul2013/|title=Two judges nominated for the Supreme Court|work=TheJournal.ie|date=25 July 2013|access-date=25 July 2013|archive-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823050454/http://www.thejournal.ie/mary-laffoy-elizabeth-dunne-nominated-for-supreme-court-1008225-Jul2013/|url-status=live}}
Early career
Dunne was educated at University College Dublin and received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree and then subsequently studied at the King's Inns. She was called to the Bar in 1977. She had a broad practice, encompassing family, commercial, chancery and banking law and defamation law proceedings.{{cite news |title=Law Society welcomes judicial appointments of three solicitors |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/law-society-welcomes-judicial-appointments-of-three-solicitors-1.66039 |accessdate=18 April 2020 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=11 July 1996 |language=en}}
In 1986, she appeared on The Late Late Show with Harry Whelehan in a simulated court argument to advocate a vote in favour of the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.{{cite news |title='Late Late' divorce special tonight |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=20 June 1986 |page=8}} She co-signed a letter in 1983 opposing the Eighth Amendment.{{cite news |title=98 barristers opposed to amendment |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=9 February 1983 |page=7}}
She became a Bencher of the King's Inns in 2004.
Judicial career
=Circuit Court=
Dunne was appointed a Judge of the Circuit Court in 1996. She was primarily a judge on the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. She also heard cases involving personal injuries and employment law.{{cite news |title=Ms Elizabeth Dunne |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ms-elizabeth-dunne-1.1165692 |accessdate=30 May 2020 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en |archive-date=7 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607064500/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ms-elizabeth-dunne-1.1165692 |url-status=live }}
=High Court=
She became a Judge of the High Court in 2004.{{cite web |title=Iris Oifigiúil - 19 November 2004, No. 93, 1234 |url=https://www.irisoifigiuil.ie/archive/2004/november/2004%2011%2019%20IO%20Issue.pdf |access-date=17 July 2023}}{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0725/464628-high-court-judges-announced/|title=Two new Supreme Court judges announced|work=RTÉ News|date=25 July 2013|access-date=25 July 2013|archive-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823045300/http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0725/464628-high-court-judges-announced/|url-status=live}}
Dunne was the chairperson of the Referendum Commission established for the 32nd Amendment Bill 2013 and 33rd Amendment of the Constitution.{{cite web |title=2018 Supreme Court Annual Report |url=http://www.supremecourt.ie/supremecourt/sclibrary3.nsf/(WebFiles)/721D16DCC8DE6F45802583B00037C20A/$FILE/2018%20Supreme%20Court%20Annual%20Report.pdf |website=Supreme Court |accessdate=21 April 2019 |ref=2018 |archive-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221193853/http://www.supremecourt.ie/supremecourt/sclibrary3.nsf/(WebFiles)/721D16DCC8DE6F45802583B00037C20A/$FILE/2018%20Supreme%20Court%20Annual%20Report.pdf |url-status=live }}
=Supreme Court=
She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Michael D. Higgins, on the nomination of the Government of Ireland in July 2013.
Personal life
She is married to James Dwyer, a barrister. Their two children Daniel and Lucy are both barristers.{{cite news |title=Like mother, like daughter |work=Irish Independent |date=17 July 2014}}
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Category:Chairpersons of the Referendum Commission
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