Fitzgerald was subsequently was elected to a full eight - year term , and in his final year on the bench , in 1982 , he was elected chief justice .
Fitzgerald took his seat on January 1 , 1974 .
Fitzgerald was subsequently was elected to a full eight - year term , and in Fitzgerald 's final year on the bench , in 1982 , he was elected chief justice .
Fitzgerald took his seat on January 1 , 1974 .