Peter Palmer (died 1621)

Peter Palmer (died 1621) was an English-born judge who served in Ireland for many years, into extreme old age.

[1] Patrick Fitzgerald, the former Recorder of Dublin, had been appointed to the Common Pleas earlier the same year, (having acted as a temporary judge for several years)[3] but for reasons which are not clear Fitzgerald's permanent appointment to the Common Pleas was simply disregarded.

[4] After the establishment of the assize system in Ireland, Palmer was diligent in going on circuit, even in old age.

[1] When the King's Inns, which had been moribund for some time, was revived in 1607, Palmer was one of several judges who became members, to boost its prestige.

[5] He was party to the deed of 1612 by which the English Crown vested "Blackfriars" (now Blackhall Place) in the High Court judges as Trustees of the King's Inns.