James Geoghegan

James Geoghegan
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office
22 December 1936 – 23 April 1950
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byDouglas Hyde
5th Attorney General of Ireland
In office
2 November 1936 – 22 December 1936
PresidentÉamon de Valera
Preceded byConor Maguire
Succeeded byPatrick Lynch
Minister for Justice
In office
9 March 1932 – 8 February 1933
PresidentÉamon de Valera
Preceded byJames FitzGerald-Kenney
Succeeded byP. J. Ruttledge
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1930 – 23 December 1936
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
Born(1886-12-08)8 December 1886
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died27 March 1951(1951-03-27) (aged 64)
Portobello, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse
Eileen Murphy
(m. 1928)
Children2, including Hugh
RelativesMary Finlay Geoghegan (daughter-in-law)
EducationColáiste Mhuire, Mullingar
Alma mater

James Geoghegan (8 December 1886 – 27 March 1951) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, barrister and judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1936 to 1950, Attorney General of Ireland from November 1936 to December 1936 and Minister for Justice from 1932 to 1933. He also served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 1930 to 1936.[1]

  1. ^ "James Geoghegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2011.