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Dame Helen Diana Winkelmann GNZM (born 1962) is the 13th and current chief justice of New Zealand – head of the New Zealand judiciary – having been sworn in on 14 March 2019. She is the second woman to hold the position, following her immediate predecessor, Sian Elias
The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM was sworn in as New Zealand’s 13th Chief Justice on 14 March 2019. She is the second Chief Justice since the introduction of the Supreme Court Act 2004 which ended appeals to the Privy Council.
The current chief justice is the Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, who was appointed on 14 March 2019 to replace the Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, who had reached mandatory retirement at age 70.
No.Chief JusticeAssumed OfficeLeft Office13Rt Hon. Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM14 March 2019present12Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias GNZM PC QC17 May 199913 March 201911Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Eichelbaum GBE QC6 February 198916 May 199910Rt Hon. Sir Ronald Davison GBE CMG QC3 February 19784 February 1989May 31, 2019 · Learn about the second woman and alumna from the University of Auckland to hold the position of Chief Justice of New Zealand. Dame Helen Winkelmann shares her views on diversity, affordability and access to justice in the legal profession.
Dame Helen Winkelmann∗. aka–Victoria University of Wellington on 2 Dece. I INTRODUCTION. Lord Cooke was an outstanding jurist and scholar. A frequent theme of his extra-judicial writing was the common law – how it works, how it has developed, and its potential for change. . equired to discover and apply law which has existed since time immemorial.
Judges of the Supreme Court. left to right: The Hon Sir Joe Williams KNZM, The Hon Justice Forrest Miller, The Hon Dame Susan Glazebrook DNZM, The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM, The Hon Sir Stephen Kós KNZM, The Hon Dame Ellen France DNZM.
New Supreme Court Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann in her office. Photo / Nicola Edmonds. Greg Bruce talks to our top new judge, Helen Winkelmann. She entered law school in 1981, was admitted...
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