Kevin Haugh

Kevin O'Hanrahan Haugh (17 November 1901 – 5 April 1969) was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1961 to 1968, a Judge of the High Court from 1942 to 1960 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1940 to 1942.

Kevin Haugh
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office 1 January 1961 – 14 August 1968
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Seán T. O'Kelly
Judge of the High Court
In office 11 October 1942 – 30 December 1960
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Seán T. O'Kelly
7th Attorney General of Ireland
In office 2 March 1940 – 10 October 1942
Taoiseach	Éamon de Valera
Preceded by	Patrick Lynch
Succeeded by	Kevin Dixon
Personal details
Born	(1901-11-17)17 November 1901 Dublin, Ireland
Died	5 April 1969(1969-04-05) (aged 67) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Jones (m. 1934; d. 1969)
Children	3
Education	Blackrock College
Alma mater	University College Dublin

He was born in Dublin in 1901. He was educated at Blackrock College and University College Dublin. He was called to the Bar in 1925 and he became Senior Counsel 1938. He was the Attorney General of Ireland from 1940 to 1942, a position which he resigned from in 1942, as he was appointed a Judge of the High Court. He was for many years the Probate Judge and an acknowledged authority on succession law. He became a Judge of the Supreme Court in 1961. He retired in 1968 and died the following year.[1]

His son, also Kevin (1944–2009) followed his father's path to the Bar and the High Court; unlike his father he was also a judge of the Circuit Court. He was an immensely popular judge whose career was cut short by his early death in 2009.

References

1. Casey, James " The Irish Law Officers " Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell Dublin 1996

Legal offices
Preceded by Patrick Lynch	Attorney General of Ireland 1940–1942	Succeeded by Kevin Dixon