Patrick Savage (judge)

Patrick Savage, Chief Justice of Niue, in 2010

Patrick John Savage is a New Zealand judge who served as Chief Justice of Niue from 2010 to 2018.

Savage has previously served as a Crown Solicitor in the Bay of Plenty. In 1995 he was appointed as Judge of the Māori Land Court.[1] He has also served on the Waitangi Tribunal.[2] He was sworn in as a Judge of the High Court of Niue on 10 September 2007.[3] and as Chief Justice on 10 September 2010, replacing Heta Hingston.[4] He was succeeded as Chief Justice of Niue on 22 November 2018 by Craig Coxhead.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Our judges: Judge Patrick Savage". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Judge Patrick Savage". Waitangi Tribunal. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Niue High Court judges". NZ Government House. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ "New Niue Chief Justice sworn in". RNZ. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "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
2010–2018 		Succeeded by