Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

District Court Judges Appointed

Pursuant to sections 5 and 5B of the District Courts Act 1947, section 5(1) of the Family Courts Act 1980 and section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Mark James Callaghan, Acting District Court Judge

to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts and to conduct jury trials pursuant to section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, commencing on 21 February 2016.

Pursuant to section 5 of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 5(1) of the Family Courts Act 1980, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Garry Stuart Collin, Acting District Court Judge

Dianne Marie Partridge, Acting District Court Judge

each to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand and to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, commencing on 21 February 2016.

Pursuant to sections 5 and 5B of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Kim Bernadette Frances Saunders, Acting District Court Judge

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, commencing on 21 February 2016.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of February 2016.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.