Former Blenheim Lawyer Appointed Principal Environment Judge - C J Thompson - NZ Legal Jobs & News
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Former Blenheim lawyer Craig Thompson has been appointed Principal Environment Court Judge. He was appointed an Alternate Environment Judge in 2001 and has been a full-time Environment Judge since August 2003.

Principal Judge Craig Thompson was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1974, and was then engaged in private practice in Blenheim and Wellington as a general litigator but with some emphasis on mining and water and soil issues. He was appointed Crown Counsel in the Crown Law Office in 1983 and Deputy Solicitor-General for New Zealand in 1985. He was a member of the Legislation Advisory Committee from its inception until his appointment as a District Court Judge in 1992. He was the District Court representative on the Criminal Practice Committee, 2000-2003; from 1997 to 2003 he was a joint author and editor of the Criminal Jury Trials Benchbook for the New Zealand Judiciary; and is the Consulting Editor (with Judge TM Abbott) of Abbott and Thompson District Courts Practice (Criminal) published by LexisNexis. He was appointed an Alternate Environment Judge in 2001 and a full-time