Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947,
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
John David Hole, District Court Judge, to retire on
8 February 2008
to be an acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years on and from 9 February 2008;
Frederick William Monteith McElrea, District Court Judge, to retire on 31 May 2008
to be an acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise
the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part 2A of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years on and from 1 June 2008;
Brian Hamish Struthers Neal, District Court Judge, to retire on 15 February 2008
to be an acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of
the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts pursuant to section 7 of
the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of two years on and from 16 February 2008; and
Paul Whitehead, District Court Judge, to retire on
29 February 2008
to be an acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of
the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts pursuant to section 7 of
the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of two years on and from 1 March 2008.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of October 2007.
MICHAEL CULLEN, Attorney-General.