Frederick Gardner Orford Budd (11 February 1904 – 1 December 1976) was an Irish judge, barrister and politician who served as a Judge of the

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from 1966 to 1975, a Judge of the High Court from 1951 to 1966, and a

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for the

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constituency from 1951 to 1961. In 1925, he was a scholar of

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studying Modern History and Political Science. He was elected to

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as an

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Senator in August 1951 for the

constituency. He resigned from the Seanad on 2 October 1951, following his appointment as a judge of the High Court. William J. E. Jessop won the subsequent

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. He was appointed to the

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in 1966 and served on the court until 1975. He is credited for his role in some of the most progressive decisions of the Supreme Court during his time, often forming a 3/2 majority with Judge Brian Walsh and Chief Justice Cearbhall O Dalaigh.Ruadhan Mac Cormaic, The Supreme Court. Penguin 2016, p.135. Budd married Oonah Blennerhassett in August 1931 and they had one son, (Declan Budd, a High Court justice), and three daughters.

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