The Judges of the District Court
The Judiciary
There are 145 District Court Judges and the Chief District Court Judge. District Court Judges include among their numbers the Chief Coroner, 7 Environment Court Judges, two judges seconded full-time to other jurisdictions. Judges are permanently based in the main centres, but travel to other courts on circuit. While each District Court Judge can preside over minor criminal matters, they each specialise in particular aspects of the District Court system, either jury trials, family or youth.
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Chief Judges Chambers
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District Court Judge |
Appointment Date |
Warrant |
Location |
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Doogue, Her Honour Chief District Court Judge J-M |
21/07/94 |
CDCJ Jury Family Environment |
Chief Judge's Chambers |
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Becroft, His Honour Principal Youth Court Judge AJ |
29.05.96 |
Jury/Youth/Family |
Chief Judge's Chambers |
|
Ryan, His Honour Principal Family Court Judge LJ |
03.04.96 |
General/Family/Youth |
Chief Judge's Chambers |
District Court Judges
|
District Court Judge |
Appointment Date |
Warrant |
Location |
|
Adams, His Honour Judge JG |
26.05.95 |
General/Family |
Waitakere |
|
Adeane, His Honour Judge AJ |
16.12.93 |
General/Jury/LVT |
Napier |
|
Aitken, Her Honour Judge EM |
05.02.07 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Auckland |
|
Andrée Wiltens, His Honour Judge GA |
9.11.07 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Manukau |
|
Atkins, His Honour Judge LH, QC |
16.12.97 |
General/Jury |
Palmerston North |
|
Barry, His Honour Judge DRW |
12.01.05 |
General/Jury |
Wellington |
|
Beattie, His Honour Judge MJ |
30.08.91 |
ACC Appeals |
Auckland |
|
Bidois, His Honour Judge LM |
05.07.02 |
General/Jury/Youth/Parole Board |
Tauranga |
| Binns, Her Honour Judge JA |
17.10.08 |
General/Family/Jury |
Palmerston North |
|
Blackie, His Honour Judge CS |
18.12.98 |
General/Jury/Civil/Court Martial |
Manukau |
| Borthwick, Her Honour Judge JE |
11.11.08 |
Environment |
Christchurch |
|
Broadmore, His Honour Judge TJ |
14.10.05 |
General/Civil/LVT/Jury |
Wellington |
|
Brown, His Honour Judge DR |
27.01.92 |
General/Family/Youth |
|
|
Burnett, Her Honour Judge MLSF |
31.01.97 |
General/Jury |
Hamilton |
|
Burns, His Honour Judge DA |
15.03.05 |
General/Family |
Auckland |
|
Butler, His Honour Judge PJ |
22.05.03 |
General/Jury/Parole Board |
Hutt Valley District Court |
|
Callaghan, His Honour Judge BP |
07.07.94 |
General/Jury/Youth |
|
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Callinicos, His Honour Judge PJ |
22.11.02 |
Family/Youth/General |
Napier |
|
Cameron, His Honour Judge D |
13.04.11 |
Jury/General/LVT |
Whanganui |
|
Clark, Her Honour Judge DC |
02.10.01 |
Jury/Youth/General |
Hamilton |
|
Cocurullo, His Honour Judge ND |
12.02.07 |
Youth/Family/General |
Hamilton |
|
Collins, His Honour Judge R |
10.12.12 |
General/Jury |
Auckland |
|
Connell, His Honour Judge PR |
12.04.00 |
Jury/Youth/General |
Hamilton |
|
Cooper, His Honour Judge PW |
27.01.95 |
Jury/Youth/General |
Rotorua |
|
Couch, His Honour Judge AA |
03.06.05 |
General |
Christchurch |
|
Courtney, His Honour Judge MA |
26.11.10 |
Youth/Family/General |
New Plymouth |
|
Coyle, His Honour Judge SJ |
15.05.09 |
Family/General |
Dunedin |
|
Crosbie, His Honour Judge MA |
12.10.01 |
General/Jury/Parole Board |
Dunedin |
|
Cunningham, Her Honour Judge PA |
02.03.07 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Auckland |
|
Davidson, His Honour Judge B |
17.01.03 |
General/Jury |
Wellington |
|
Davis, His Honour G |
24.06.10 |
General/Jury |
Whangarei |
|
Dawson, His Honour Judge NR |
24.11.03 |
General/Jury |
Auckland |
|
de Jong, His Honour Judge L |
18.05.06 |
General/Family |
Auckland |
|
de Ridder, His Honour Judge KB |
05.08.05 |
General/Jury/Youth/Civil/LVT |
Whangarei |
|
Doherty, His Honour Judge CJ |
08.04.97 |
General/Jury/Civil/Environment |
Christchurch |
|
Down, His Honour Judge J |
14.01.12 |
General/Jury |
Hastings |
|
Druce, His Honour Judge TH |
27.03.03 |
General/Family |
Auckland |
|
Dwyer, His Honour Judge BP |
01.09.06 |
Environment |
Wellington |
|
Eivers, Her Honour Judge FJ |
30.11.09 |
General/Family/Youth |
Manukau |
| Farish, Her Honour Judge JA |
10.08.07 |
General/Jury |
Christchurch |
|
Field, His Honour Judge CJ |
07.02.97 |
General/Jury |
Auckland |
|
Fitzgerald, His Honour Judge AJ |
10.05.99 |
General/Family/Youth |
Auckland |
|
Flatley, His Honour Judge D |
08.12.05 |
General/Family/Youth |
Dunedin |
|
Fleming, Her Honour Judge SJ |
17.03.00 |
General/Family |
Auckland |
|
Fraser, His Honour Judge GA |
22.01.98 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Auckland |
|
Garland, His Honour Judge AD |
21.03.05 |
General/Jury |
Christchurch |
|
Geoghegan, His Honour Judge JP |
07.02.03 |
General/Family/Youth |
Tauranga |
|
Gibson, His Honour Judge BA |
17.02.10 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Auckland |
|
Grace, His Honour Judge PR |
29.11.95 |
General/Family/Youth |
Wellington |
|
Harding, His Honour Judge CJ |
04.04.96 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Tauranga |
|
Harland, Her Honour Judge M |
28.05.07 |
Environment |
Auckland |
|
Harrop, His Honour Judge SM |
08.02.07 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Wellington |
|
Harvey, His Honour Judge DG |
28.02.06 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Whangarei |
|
Harvey, His Honour Judge DJ |
16.01.89 |
General/Jury/Court Martial |
Auckland |
|
Hastings, His Honour Judge WK |
09.07.10 |
General |
Wellington |
|
Hikaka, His Honour Judge GF |
15.11.04 |
General/Family/Youth |
Papakura |
| Hinton, His Honour Judge LI |
11.12.07 |
General/Jury/Civil |
North Shore |
| Hobbs, His Honour Judge PAH |
18.02.11 |
General/Jury |
Wellington |
|
Ingram, His Honour Judge TR |
11.01.05 |
General/Jury/Civil/LVT |
Tauranga |
|
Jackson, His Honour Judge JR |
01.11.96 |
Environment |
Christchurch |
|
Johns, Her Honour Judge AJ |
12.07.05 |
General/Jury |
Manukau |
|
Johnston, Her Honour Judge J |
23.01.98 |
General/Family |
Wellington |
|
Kellar, His Honour Judge PR |
05.04.07 |
General/Jury/Civil/Environment/LVT |
Christchurch |
|
Kelly, Her Honour Judge JM |
18.09.03 |
General/Jury/Civil/Environment |
Wellington |
|
Kiernan, Her Honour Judge AE |
05.11.02 |
General/Jury/Parole Board |
Auckland |
|
Lindsay, Her Honour Judge SMR |
12.11.10 |
General/Family/Youth |
Whangarei |
|
Lovell-Smith, Her Honour Judge JH |
03.03.94 |
General/Jury/Youth/Civil/Parole Board/Court Martial |
Manukau |
| Lynch, His Honour Judge GM |
31.10.08 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Palmerston North |
|
MacAskill, His Honour Judge GS |
04.11.97 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Christchurch |
| MacKenzie, Her Honour Judge MA |
16.01.08 |
General/Family/Youth/Jury |
Rotorua |
|
Mackintosh, Her Honour Judge BM |
30.01.03 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Napier |
| MacLean, His Honour Judge N |
08.12.93 |
Chief Coroner |
Wellington |
|
Malosi, Her Honour Judge IM |
28.08.02 |
General/Family/Youth |
Manukau |
|
Marshall, His Honour Judge RG |
23.04.10 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Hamilton |
|
Mather, His Honour Judge DG |
26.02.97 |
General/Family |
Waitakere |
|
Mathers, Her Honour Judge NJ |
09.06.00 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Auckland |
|
Matheson, His Honour Judge DG |
25.03.11 |
General/Family/Youth |
Whanganui |
|
Maude, His Honour Judge SJ Maze, Her Honour Judge JE |
18.01.08 01.10.01 |
General/Family General/Jury/Youth/Civil |
Whangarei Timaru |
|
McAuslan, Her Honour Judge SEC |
06.04.95 |
General/Jury |
Papakura |
|
McDonald, His Honour Judge DJ |
29.04.05 |
General/Jury |
Whangarei |
|
McGuire, His Honour Judge CJ |
19.12.97 |
General/Jury/Civil/LVT |
Rotorua |
|
McHardy, His Honour Judge IA |
04.10.05 |
General/Family |
Auckland |
|
McMeeken, Her Honour Judge JA |
27.08.99 |
General/Family/Youth |
Christchurch |
| McNaughton, His Honour Judge DJ |
08.08.08 |
General/Jury |
Manukau |
|
Mill, His Honour Judge IG |
15.01.98 |
General/Family/Jury/Youth |
Wellington |
|
Moran, Her Honour Judge JJ |
05.09.03 |
General/Family |
Christchurch |
|
Morris, Her Honour Judge BA |
20.06.00 |
General/Jury |
Palmerston North |
|
Moses, His Honour Judge JC |
01.03.10 |
General/Jury |
Manukau |
|
Moss, Her Honour Judge JF |
02.06.95 |
General/Family/Youth |
Wellington |
|
Munro, Her Honour Judge J |
11.07.07 |
General/Family/Youth |
Rotorua |
|
Murfitt, His Honour Judge RJ |
19.04.04 |
General/Family/Youth |
Christchurch |
|
Neave, His Honour Judge RE |
7.11.07 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Christchurch |
|
Newhook, His Honour Judge LJ |
17.08.01 |
Environment |
Auckland |
|
O’Driscoll, His Honour Judge SJ |
29.05.03 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Dunedin |
|
O’Dwyer, Her Honour Judge MNE |
01.11.02 |
General/Family/Youth |
Wellington |
| Paul, His Honour Judge EP |
01.02.08 |
General/Jury/Youth/Parole Board |
Auckland |
|
Phillips, His Honour Judge KJ |
20.02.06 |
General/Jury/Youth/Civil/LVT |
Invercargill |
|
Rea, His Honour Judge GA |
09.05.95 |
General/Jury/Youth/Civil/LVT |
Napier |
|
Recordon, His Honour Judge PJ |
28.08.03 |
General/Family/Jury/Youth/Civil |
Auckland |
|
Riddell, Her Honour Judge RH |
02.02.06 |
General/Family |
Hamilton |
|
Roberts, His Honour Judge AC |
03.04.07 |
General/Jury/Youth/LVT |
New Plymouth |
|
Rogers, Her Honour Judge ML |
02.09.05 |
General/Family |
Manukau |
|
Rollo, His Honour Judge PS |
14.07.00 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Tauranga |
|
Ronayne, His Honour Judge R |
22.03.13 |
General/Jury |
Auckland |
|
Ross, His Honour Judge GM |
27.08.93 |
General/Youth/Civil/LVT |
Palmerston North |
| Russell, His Honour Judge RJ |
30.01.08 |
General/Family/Youth |
Nelson |
|
Ruth, His Honour Judge D |
02.06.11 |
General/Jury |
Hamilton |
|
Ryan, Her Honour Judge C |
05.08.11 |
General/Jury |
Waitakere |
|
Saunders, His Honour Judge DJL |
03.12.93 |
General/Jury/Parole Board |
Christchurch |
|
Sharp, Her Honour Judge ME |
03.11.95 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Auckland |
|
Sinclair, Her Honour Judge AA |
19.12.07 |
General/Jury/Civil/Taxation Review Authority |
Auckland |
|
Sinclair, Her Honour Judge P |
09.12.11 |
General/Jury/Civil |
North Shore |
|
Singh, His Honour Judge AS |
04.11.02 |
General/Jury |
Manukau |
|
Skellern, Her Honour Judge A |
09.11.12 |
General/Family/Jury |
Hastings |
|
Smith, His Honour Judge D |
27.01.12 |
General/Family/Jury |
Palmerston North |
|
Smith, Her Honour Judge E |
18.11.04 |
General/Family |
Christchurch |
|
Smith, His Honour Judge JA |
14.07.00 |
Environment |
Auckland |
|
Somerville, Her Honour Judge AE |
02.03.01 |
General/Family |
Tauranga |
|
Somerville, His Honour Judge CP |
09.05.96 |
General/Family/Civil/LVT |
Christchurch |
|
Southwick, Her Honour Judge M, QC |
07.10.11 |
General/Family |
Manukau |
|
Spear, His Honour Judge RLB |
20.04.95 |
General/Jury |
Hamilton |
|
Spiller, His Honour Judge PR |
07.08.09 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Hamilton |
|
Strettell, His Honour Judge JJD |
26.11.90 |
General/Family/Youth |
Christchurch |
|
Taumaunu, His Honour Judge HM |
15.01.04 |
General/Jury/Youth/Civil |
Waitakere |
|
Thomas, His Honour Judge E |
29.07.11 |
General/Jury |
Hamilton |
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Thomas, Her Honour Judge SE |
23.03.05 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Wellington |
|
Thompson, His Honour Judge CJ |
26.06.92 |
Jury/Environment |
Wellington |
|
Tompkins, His Honour Judge AIM |
30.04.97 |
General/Jury/Parole Board |
Hamilton |
|
Tremewan, Her Honour Judge L |
10.01.05 |
General/Jury/Youth |
Waitakere |
|
Tuohy, His Honour Judge CN |
26.09.97 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Wellington |
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Turner, His Honour Judge M |
26.07.11 |
General/Family/Youth |
Invercargill |
|
Ullrich, Her Honour Judge VH, QC |
02.05.03 |
General/Family |
Wellington |
|
Wade, His Honour Judge R |
30.11.05 |
General/Jury |
North Shore |
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Wainwright, Her Honour Judge CM |
30.09.10 |
IPT Chair |
Wellington |
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Walker, His Honour Judge JA |
16.12.94 |
General/Jury/Youth/Civil |
Wellington |
|
Walker, Her Honour Judge JH |
27.01.05 |
General/Family |
North Shore |
|
Walsh, His Honour Judge NA |
23.07.99 |
General/Family/Youth |
Christchurch |
|
Walsh, His Honour Judge AP |
14.11.96 |
General/Family/Youth |
Wellington |
|
Weir, His Honour Judge JJ |
14.04.00 |
General/Jury |
Rotorua |
|
Wills, Her Honour Judge A |
24.05.10 |
General/Family |
Tauranga |
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Wilson, His Honour Judge D, QC |
29.08.03 |
General/Jury/Civil |
Auckland |
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Winter, His Honour Judge G |
30.04.10 |
General/Jury |
Manukau |
|
Wolff, His Honour Judge RP |
02.02.95 |
General/Jury/Civil/Environment/LVT |
Tauranga |
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Zohrab, His Honour Judge AA |
21.04.05 |
General/Jury/Youth/Civil/LVT |
Nelson |
