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Sir John Hugh Williams KNZM KC Hugh Williams , is a former president of the New Zealand Electoral Commission and a retired judge of the High Court of New Zealand . From 2016 to 2022, he was Chief Justice of the Cook Islands .
Early life [ edit ]
Williams was educated at Wellington College and Gisborne Boys' High School , and graduated with an LLM (Hon) degree from Victoria University of Wellington .[1]
Williams was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1988 and a High Court Justice in 1997. He was the Senior Puisne Judge and was a Master (Associate Judge) of the High Court for 6 previous years. He was the longest serving Judge based at the High Court of New Zealand at Auckland for many years, until he retired on 22 September 2009.
Williams was the Criminal List Judge for Auckland, and presided over many high-profile trials, including the 2007 trials of Darin Gardner and Roger Kahui.[2] [3]
Williams was Chancellor of Massey University from 1990 to 1997, and a city councillor for Palmerston North City from 1983 to 1989. He is a former president of the New Zealand Law Society , and a current trustee of the Kea Conservation Trust.[4] Andrew McGechan .[5] Electoral Commission .[6]
After serving as a Cook Islands High Court judge from 2009, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Cook Islands in 2016.[7] Patrick Keane .[8] [9]
Honours [ edit ]
Williams in his capacity as Chancellor of Massey University with New Zealand author, Janet Frame . 1993
Williams was conferred an honorary doctorate (DLit ) by Massey University in 1998.[10] 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours , Williams was appointed an Additional Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services as a judge.[11]
References [ edit ]
^ "Serial rapist Kahui jailed indefinitely" . Stuff. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2021 .
^ "Our Team" . Kea Conservation Trust. Retrieved 18 June 2014 .
^ Power, Simon (9 November 2009). "Electoral Commission president appointed" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government . Retrieved 9 July 2015 .
^ "The Board of the Electoral Commission" . Electoral Commission . 3 May 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2015 .
^ "New Chief Justice for Cook Islands" . New Zealand Law Society. Retrieved 26 March 2019 .
^ "Media Release: Judicial Appointments" . Ministry of Justice. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022 .
^ Al Williams (10 December 2022). "Retiring Chief Justice on his time here, suggestions for law reform" . Cook Islands News. Retrieved 14 December 2022 .
^ "Honorary graduates" . Massey University. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2014 .
^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2010" . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2018 .
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