Frank James Griffin (1 April 1919 – 5 June 2016) was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

from 1973 to 1991. Griffin was a Judge-in-Residence at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

in the Sutherland School of Law. From 1991 to 1996, he served as President of the Council of the

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (also known as The Eye and Ear) ( ga, Ospidéal Ríoga Victoria Súl agus Cluas) is a public teaching hospital in Dublin, Ireland. The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin was founded in 1895 and ...

. His son, Gerry Griffin, serves as judge on the Irish Circuit Court. He died in 2016, at the age of 97.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Frank Judges of the Supreme Court of Ireland 20th-century Irish judges 1919 births 2016 deaths Lawyers from County Dublin Alumni of University College Dublin Alumni of King's Inns