Craig Coxhead

Craig Coxhead
Craig Coxhead in November 2018
Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2018 (2018-11-22)
Preceded byPatrick Savage
Judge of the Māori Land Court
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 January 2008 (2008-01-25)
Judge of the High Court of the Cook Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office
2016
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Waikato
OccupationLawyer 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Our Judges". Māori Land Court. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
Court offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of Niue
2018–present 		Incumbent