The Judges of the District Court
The Judiciary
There are 133 District Court Judges and the Chief District Court Judge. 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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Johnson, His Honour Chief District Court Judge RJ |
18.01.93 |
Jury |
Chief Judge's Chambers |
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Boshier, His Honour Principal Family Court Judge PF |
08.04.88 |
Family/ Youth |
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 |
District Court Judges
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District Court Judge |
Appointment Date |
Warrant |
Location |
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Aitken, Her Honour Judge EM |
05.02.07 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Adams, His Honour Judge JG |
26.05.95 |
Family |
Manukau |
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Adeane, His Honour Judge AJ |
16.12.93 |
Jury |
Napier |
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Andrée Wiltens, His Honour Judge GA |
9.11.07 |
Jury |
Manukau |
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Atkins, His Honour Judge LH, QC |
16.12.97 |
Jury |
Palmerston North |
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Barry, His Honour Judge DRW |
12.01.05 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Beattie, His Honour Judge MJ |
30.08.91 |
General/ACC |
Auckland |
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Behrens, His Honour Judge MJ, QC |
12.02.04 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Bidois, His Honour Judge LM |
05.07.02 |
Jury/Youth |
Tauranga |
| Binns, Her Honour Judge JA |
17.10.08 |
Family/Jury |
Palmerston North |
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Blackie, His Honour Judge CS |
18.12.98 |
Jury |
Manukau |
| Borthwick, Her Honour Judge JE |
11.11.08 |
Environment |
Christchurch |
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Broadmore, His Honour Judge TJ |
14.10.05 |
General |
Wellington |
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Brown, His Honour Judge DR |
27.01.92 |
Family/Youth |
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Burnett, Her Honour Judge MLSF |
31.01.97 |
Jury |
Hamilton |
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Burns, His Honour Judge DA |
15.03.05 |
Family |
Auckland |
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Butler, His Honour Judge PJ |
22.05.03 |
Jury/Youth |
Wellington |
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Callaghan, His Honour Judge BP |
07.07.94 |
Jury/Youth |
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Callinicos, His Honour Judge PJ |
22.11.02 |
Family/Youth |
Wanganui |
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Clark, Her Honour Judge DC |
02.10.01 |
Jury/Youth |
Hamilton |
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Cocurullo, His Honour Judge ND |
12.02.07 |
Family/Youth |
Hamilton |
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Connell, His Honour Judge PR |
12.04.00 |
Jury/Youth |
Hamilton |
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Cooper, His Honour Judge PW |
27.01.95 |
Jury/Youth |
Rotorua |
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Couch, His Honour Judge AA |
03.06.05 |
General |
Christchurch |
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Coyle, His Honour Judge SJ |
15.05.2009 |
Family |
Dunedin |
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Crosbie, His Honour Judge MÄ |
12.10.01 |
Jury |
Christchurch |
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Cunningham, Her Honour Judge PA |
02.03.07 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Davidson, His Honour Judge B |
17.01.03 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Dawson, His Honour Judge NR |
24.11.03 |
Jury |
Palmerston North |
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de Jong, His Honour Judge L |
18.05.06 |
Family |
Auckland |
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de Ridder, His Honour Judge KB |
05.08.05 |
Jury/Youth |
Whangarei |
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Doherty, His Honour Judge CJ |
08.04.97 |
Jury |
Christchurch |
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Doogue, Her Honour Judge JM |
21.07.94 |
Family |
Auckland |
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Druce, His Honour Judge TH |
27.03.03 |
Family/Youth |
Whangarei |
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Dwyer, His Honour Judge BP |
01.09.06 |
Environment |
Wellington |
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Ellis, His Honour Judge GF |
08.07.91 |
Family |
Wellington |
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Epati, His Honour Judge A’e’au S |
22.02.02 |
Jury |
Manukau |
| Farish, Her Honour Judge JA |
10.08.07 |
Jury |
Christchurch |
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Field, His Honour Judge CJ |
07.02.97 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Fitzgerald, His Honour Judge AJ |
10.05.99 |
Family/Youth |
Auckland |
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Flatley, His Honour Judge D |
08.12.05 |
Family |
Invercargill |
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Fleming, Her Honour Judge SJ |
17.03.00 |
Family |
Auckland |
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Fraser, His Honour Judge GA |
22.01.98 |
Family/Youth |
Palmerston North |
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Garland, His Honour Judge AD |
21.03.05 |
Jury |
Palmerston North |
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Geoghegan, His Honour Judge JP |
07.02.03 |
Family/Youth |
Rotorua |
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Gittos, His Honour Judge JP |
25.03.94 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Grace, His Honour Judge PR |
29.11.95 |
Family/Youth |
Wellington |
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Harding, His Honour Judge CJ |
04.04.96 |
Jury/Youth |
Tauranga |
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Harland, Her Honour Judge M |
28.05.07 |
Jury |
Hamilton |
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Harrop, His Honour Judge SM |
08.02.07 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Harvey, His Honour Judge DJ |
16.01.89 |
Jury/Youth |
Manukau |
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Harvey, His Honour Judge DG |
28.02.06 |
Jury |
Whangarei |
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Hikaka, His Honour Judge GF |
15.11.04 |
Family/Youth |
Papakura |
| Hinton, His Honour Judge LI |
11.12.07 |
Jury |
North Shore |
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Hubble, His Honour Judge GV |
05.02.96 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Ingram, His Honour Judge TR |
11.01.05 |
Jury |
Tauranga |
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Jackson, His Honour Judge JR |
01.11.96 |
Environment |
Christchurch |
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Johns, Her Honour Judge AJ |
12.07.05 |
Jury |
Manukau |
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Johnston, Her Honour Judge J |
23.01.98 |
Family |
Wellington |
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Joyce, His Honour Judge GR, QC |
15.10.93 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Kellar, His Honour Judge PR |
05.04.07 |
Jury |
Dunedin |
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Kelly, Her Honour Judge JM |
18.09.03 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Kiernan, Her Honour Judge AE |
05.11.02 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Lovell-Smith, Her Honour Judge JH |
03.03.94 |
Jury/Youth |
Manukau |
| Lynch, His Honour Judge GM |
31.10.08 |
Jury |
Palmerston North |
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MacAskill, His Honour Judge GS |
04.11.97 |
Jury |
Christchurch |
| MacKenzie, Her Honour Judge MA |
16.01.08 |
Family/Youth |
Rotorua |
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| MacLean, His Honour Judge N |
08.12.93 |
Coroner |
Wellington |
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Mather, His Honour Judge DG |
26.02.97 |
Family |
Waitakere |
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Mathers, Her Honour Judge NJ |
09.06.00 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Maude, His Honour Judge SJ Maze, Her Honour Judge JE |
18.01.08 01.10.01 |
Family Jury |
Whangarei Hamilton |
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McAuslan, Her Honour Judge SEC |
06.04.95 |
Jury |
Papakura |
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McDonald, His Honour Judge DJ |
29.04.05 |
Jury |
Whangarei |
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McGuire, His Honour Judge CJ |
19.12.97 |
Jury |
Rotorua |
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McHardy, His Honour Judge IA |
04.10.05 |
Family |
Auckland |
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McMeeken, Her Honour Judge JA |
27.08.99 |
Family/Youth |
Christchurch |
| McNaughton, His Honour Judge DJ |
08.08.08 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Mill, His Honour Judge IG |
15.01.98 |
Family/Jury/Youth |
Wellington |
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Moran, Her Honour Judge JJ |
05.09.03 |
Family |
Christchurch |
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Moran, His Honour Judge PA |
18.06.90 |
Jury/Youth |
Christchurch |
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Morris, Her Honour Judge BA |
20.06.00 |
Jury |
North Shore |
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Moss, Her Honour Judge JF |
02.06.95 |
Family/Youth |
Wellington |
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Munro, Her Honour Judge J |
11.07.07 |
Family/Youth |
Rotorua |
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Murfitt, His Honour Judge RJ |
19.04.04 |
Family/Youth |
New Plymouth |
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Neave, His Honour Judge RE |
7.11.07 |
Jury |
Christchurch |
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Newhook, His Honour Judge LJ |
17.08.01 |
Environment |
Auckland |
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O’Driscoll, His Honour Judge SJ |
29.05.03 |
Jury/Youth |
Dunedin |
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O’Dwyer, Her Honour Judge MNE |
01.11.02 |
Family/Youth |
Dunedin |
| Paul, His Honour Judge EP |
01.02.08 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Perkins, His Honour Judge ME |
31.08.99 |
Jury/Youth |
North Shore |
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Phillips, His Honour Judge KJ |
20.02.06 |
Jury/Youth |
Invercargill |
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Radford, His Honour Judge MR |
31.10.06 |
Jury |
Wanganui |
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Rea, His Honour Judge GA |
09.05.95 |
Jury/Youth |
Napier |
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Recordon, His Honour Judge PJ |
28.08.03 |
Jury/Youth |
Waitakere |
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Riddell, Her Honour Judge RH |
02.02.06 |
Family |
Hamilton |
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Roberts, His Honour Judge AC |
03.04.07 |
Jury |
New Plymouth |
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Rogers, Her Honour Judge ML |
02.09.05 |
Family |
Manukau |
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Rollo, His Honour Judge PS |
14.07.00 |
Jury/Youth |
Tauranga |
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Ross, His Honour Judge GM |
27.08.93 |
General/Youth |
Palmerston North |
| Russell, His Honour Judge RJ |
30.01.08 |
Family/Youth |
Nelson |
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Ryan, His Honour Judge LJ |
03.04.96 |
Family/Youth |
North Shore |
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Saunders, His Honour Judge DJL |
03.12.93 |
Jury |
Christchurch |
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Sharp, Her Honour Judge ME |
03.11.95 |
Jury |
Auckland |
| Sinclair, Her Honour Judge AA |
19.12.07 |
Jury |
Auckland |
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Singh, His Honour Judge AS |
04.11.02 |
Jury |
Manukau |
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Smith, His Honour Judge JA |
14.07.00 |
Environment |
Christchurch |
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Smith, Her Honour Judge E |
18.11.04 |
Family |
Dunedin |
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Somerville, His Honour Judge CP |
09.05.96 |
Family |
Christchurch |
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Somerville, Her Honour Judge AE |
02.03.01 |
Family |
Tauranga |
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Spear, His Honour Judge RLB |
20.04.95 |
Jury |
Hamilton |
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Spiller, His Honour Judge PR |
07.08.09 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Strettell, His Honour Judge JJD |
26.11.90 |
Family/Youth |
Christchurch |
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Taumaunu, His Honour Judge HM |
15.01.04 |
Jury/Youth |
Waitakere |
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Thomas, Her Honour Judge SE |
23.03.05 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Thompson, His Honour Judge CJ |
26.06.92 |
Environment |
Wellington |
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Tompkins, His Honour Judge AIM |
30.04.97 |
Jury |
Hamilton |
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Tremewan, Her Honour Judge L |
10.01.05 |
Jury/Youth |
Waitakere |
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Tuohy, His Honour Judge CN |
26.09.97 |
Jury |
Wellington |
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Ullrich, Her Honour Judge VH, QC |
02.05.03 |
Family |
Wellington |
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von Dadelszen, His Honour Judge P |
27.11.87 |
Family/Youth |
Napier |
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Wade, His Honour Judge R |
30.11.05 |
Jury |
Manukau |
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Walker, Her Honour Judge JH |
27.01.05 |
Family |
North Shore |
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Walker, His Honour Judge JA |
16.12.94 |
Jury/Youth |
Wellington |
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Walsh, His Honour Judge NA |
23.07.99 |
Family/Youth |
Christchurch |
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Walsh, His Honour Judge AP |
14.11.96 |
Family/Youth |
Wellington |
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Weir, His Honour Judge JJ |
14.04.00 |
Jury |
Rotorua |
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Whiting, His Honour Judge RG |
26.06.97 |
Environment |
Auckland |
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Wilson, His Honour Judge D, QC |
29.08.03 |
Jury |
North Shore |
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Wolff, His Honour Judge RP |
02.02.95 |
Jury |
Hamilton |
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Zohrab, His Honour Judge AA |
21.04.05 |
Jury/Youth |
Nelson |
