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Appointment of High Court Judge
10 September 2008
Appointment of High Court Judge
The Attorney-General, the Hon Dr Michael Cullen,
announced today the appointment of Joseph Victor Williams as
a Judge of the High Court.
Justice Williams graduated from Victoria University with an LLB in 1986 and from the University of British Columbia, Canada, with an LLM (Hons) in 1988. He then joined, and later became a partner, of the law firm Kensington Swan.
After practising as a partner of Walters Williams & Co between 1994 and 1999, Justice Williams was appointed Chief Judge, Maori Land Court in December 1999. Shortly thereafter he was appointed as Deputy Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
He is currently the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
Justice Williams is a former Vice President of the Maori Law Society and a former President of Te Runanga Roia o Tamaki Makaurau, the Auckland Maori Lawyers Association. His tribal affiliations are Ngati Pukenga and Te Arawa (Waitaha, Tapuika).
The new judge will sit in Auckland.
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