Craig Coxhead
Craig Coxhead | |
|---|---|
 Craig Coxhead in November 2018 | |
| Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Savage |
| Judge of the Māori Land Court | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2008 | |
| Judge of the High Court of the Cook Islands | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of Waikato |
| Occupation | Lawyer and jurist |
Craig Coxhead is a New Zealand judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue.
Coxhead graduated from the University of Waikato in 1994 with a Bachelor of Laws.[1] He worked in private practice before becoming a lecturer at the University of Waikato Law School.[1] He served as president of Te Huinga Roia Māori o Aotearoa – the New Zealand Māori Law Society.[1]
Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 25 January 2008. In 2011 he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Niue, and in 2016 as a Justice of the High Court of the Cook Islands.[1] He was appointed Chief Justice of Niue on 22 November 2018, replacing Patrick Savage.[2] In May 2024, he was appointed Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Our Judges". Māori Land Court. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ "Appointment ceremony for the Chief Justice and a Judge of the High Court of Niue". NZ Governor General. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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