Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947,
His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand
has been pleased to appoint
James Leighton Rota, 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 July 2011.
Dated at Wellington on the 14th day of April 2011.
HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.