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Principal Youth Court Judge appointed
Hon Christopher Finlayson
Attorney-General
26
July 2016 Media
Statement
Principal Youth Court Judge appointed
Wellington District Court Judge John Walker has been appointed Principal Youth Court Judge, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
His appointment follows former Principal Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft’s appointment as Children’s Commissioner.
Judge Walker was admitted to the bar in 1975. He practised with Macalister Mazengarb and as a barrister in Wellington before his appointment to the Bench in 1994.
He was Executive Judge for the Wellington region from 2004 to 2010 and has acted as both Principal Youth Court Judge and Chief District Court Judge.Judge Walker developed the Youth Drug Court in Christchurch and has had leading roles in improving the courts’ handling of family violence cases and responses to drug and alcohol dependent persons.
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