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Departmental
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Acting District Court Judges Appointed

Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947,
His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint
Jeremy Rolf Aubin, retired District Court Judge
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 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 commencing on
1 February 2010 and ending on 18 September 2010; and
David James Robert Holderness, retired District Court Judge
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 section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years on and from
1 February 2010; and
John David Hole, retired District Court Judge
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 section 10A of
the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years on
and from 9 February 2010; and
Alexander James Twaddle, retired District Court Judge
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 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 11 February 2010; and
Brian Hamish Struthers Neal, retired District Court Judge
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 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 2010; and
Barry Ronald Leslie Lovegrove, retired District Court Judge
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 section 10A of
the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of one year on and from 16 February 2010; and
Dale Fleur Clarkson, retired District Court Judge
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 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 20 February 2010; and
Paul Whitehead, retired District Court Judge
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 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 2010.
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 2010.
HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.