Robert Dillon | |
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Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas | |
In office 1558–1579 | |
Preceded by | John Bathe |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Nugent |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1500 |
Died | 1579 |
Sir Robert Dillon (c. 1500 – 1579) of Newtown near Trim was an Irish judge of the Tudor era. He served as Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas for more than twenty years, despite repeated calls for his removal on the grounds of age and ill health.