Chief Justice of the Irish Free State

Chief Justice of Ireland Príomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann
Incumbent Frank Clarke since 28 July 2017
Member of	Council of State Presidential Commission
Nominator	Government of Ireland
Appointer	President of Ireland
Formation	1924
First holder	Hugh Kennedy

The Chief Justice of Ireland (Irish: Príomh-Bhreitheamh na hÉireann) is the president of the Supreme Court of Ireland. The current Chief Justice is Frank Clarke.

Under the Constitution of Ireland, the Chief Justice also occupies certain ex officio positions:

Under s. 2(5) of the Referendum Act 1998, the Chief Justice nominates the chairperson of the Referendum Commission.

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was created under the Courts of Justice Act 1924. Before 1924 the Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland. The Supreme Court sits in the Four Courts. When the Supreme Court sits, as it mostly does, in two chambers, the second chamber sits in the Hugh Kennedy Court, named after the first Chief Justice.