Liam Hamilton (1928-2000) was an Irish judge who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1994 to 2000, having been President of the High Court from 1985 and a High Court judge from 1974. Born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, he practised as a barrister, notably representing Neil Blaney at the 1970 Arms Crisis trial, and acted as legal adviser to the Labour Party. He chaired the Beef Tribunal into fraud and malpractice in the beef processing industry from 1991 to 1994, and in 1999 investigated the Philip Sheedy Affair. He died in 2000, shortly after retiring as Chief Justice. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Liam Hamilton was an Irish judge and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland and a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1994 to 2000, President of the High Court from 1985 to 1994 and a Judge of the High Court from 1974 to 1994.
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Liam Hamilton (1928-2000) was an Irish judge who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1994 to 2000, having been President of the High Court from 1985 and a High Court judge from 1974.
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Liam Hamilton was an Irish judge and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland and a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1994 to 2000, President of the High Court from 1985 to 1994 and a Judge of the High Court from 1974 to 1994.
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was an Irish judge and barrister who served as Chief
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Liam Hamilton (8 September 1928-29 November 2000) was an Irish judge and barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ireland and a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1994 to 2000, President of the High Court from 1985 to 1994 and a Judge of the High Court from 1974 to 1994.
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Wikidata Q6539618, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1928
Wikidata Q6539618, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1928-09-08
Wikidata Q6539618, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2000
Wikidata Q6539618, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2000-11-29
Wikidata Q6539618, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Mitchelstown
Wikidata Q6539618, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Donnybrook
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