Anthony J. Hederman

Anthony James Hederman (11 August 1921 – 10 January 2014) was an Irish judge and barrister who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1981 to 1993 and Attorney General of Ireland from 1977 to 1981.

Early life He was born on 11 August 1921 in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland. He was educated at Castleknock College, a private Roman Catholic boys' school in Dublin where he developed a useful network of contacts. His contemporaries at school included the future Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave. He mainly undertook prosecutions and other State work. In 1981, he was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland and served there until 1993. He was the sole dissenter in the X Case judgement. He was later appointed as the president of the Law Reform Commission. He died in 2014. After his death the UCD Student Legal Service society named its annual moot court competition in honour of the late Mr Justice Hederman.