| Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon. Ms. Justice |
| Office: | Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland |
| Term Start: | 27 July 2013 |
| Nominator: | Government of Ireland |
| Appointer: | Michael D. Higgins |
| Office1: | Judge of the High Court |
| Term Start1: | 15 November 2004 |
| Term End1: | 27 July 2013 |
| Nominator1: | Government of Ireland |
| Appointer1: | Mary McAleese |
| Office2: | Judge of the Circuit Court |
| Term Start2: | 1 December 1996 |
| Term End2: | 15 November 2004 |
| Nominator2: | Government of Ireland |
| Appointer2: | Mary Robinson |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Roscommon, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Children: | 2 |
Elizabeth Dunne (born 12 January 1956) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since July 2013. She previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2004 to 2013 and a Judge of the Circuit Court from 1996 to 2004.[1]
Dunne was educated at University College Dublin and received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree and then subsequently studied at the King's Inns.[1] She was called to the Bar in 1977. She had a broad practice, encompassing family, commercial, chancery and banking law and defamation law proceedings.[2]
In 1986, she appeared on The Late Late Show with Harry Whelehan in a simulated court argument to advocate a vote in favour of the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.[3] She co-signed a letter in 1983 opposing the Eighth Amendment.[4]
She became a Bencher of the King's Inns in 2004.
Dunne was appointed a Judge of the Circuit Court in 1996. She was primarily a judge on the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. She also heard cases involving personal injuries and employment law.[5]
She became a Judge of the High Court in 2004.[6] [7]
Dunne was the chairperson of the Referendum Commission established for the 32nd Amendment Bill 2013 and 33rd Amendment of the Constitution.[8]
She was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Michael D. Higgins, on the nomination of the Government of Ireland in July 2013.[7]
She is married to James Dwyer, a barrister. Their two children Daniel and Lucy are both barristers.[9]