Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

District Court Judge Appointed

Pursuant to sections 5 and 5B of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 5(1) of the Family Courts Act 1980, Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint
Christopher David Sygrove, barrister and solicitor
to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, and to conduct jury trials, pursuant to section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, and to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, commencing on 4 July 2014.
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of May 2014.
HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, QC, Attorney-General.