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Henry Abbott (Irish judge)

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Henry Abbott
Judge of the High Court
In office
20 July 2002 – 18 December 2017
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMary McAleese
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1987 – June 1989
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
Born (1947-12-18) 18 December 1947 (age 78)
Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
PartyFianna Fáil
Education

Henry Abbott (born 18 December 1947) is a retired Irish judge and politician who served as a judge of the High Court from 2002 to 2017.

Abbot is from Mullingar, County Westmeah, and was a barrister and farmer, before entering politics.[1] He was a member of Westmeath County Council from 1985 to 1999.[2] He served as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 1987 to 1989.[3] He received 8,035 (17.8%) first-preference votes at the 1987 general election, taking the second seat in the constituency, and Fianna Fáil taking three out of four seats in Longford–Westmeath.[2]

Abbott lost his Dáil seat at the 1989 general election.[2] In 1989, he received 6,733 (15.9%) first-preference votes, with Fianna Fáil taking two seats and Fine Gael taking the remaining two seats.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Westmeath constituency at the 1992 and 1997 general elections.[2] He was also an unsuccessful candidate at the 1997 Seanad Éireann election.[2]

After politics, he returned to practicing law, and was appointed as a High Court judge in 2002. In 2013, he was involved in a controversy relating to a conversation between two judges about to a family law case.[4][5] He retired from the High Court in 2017.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "(Judge) Henry Abbott -Fianna Fail – 1987 Longford–Westmeath". Irish Election Literature. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Henry Abbott". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Henry Abbott". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "Conversation between two judges on family law case had 'no effect' on ruling". TheJournal.ie. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Father's claim of bias rejected". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Appointments to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and to the High Court". Department of the Taoiseach. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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