Patricia Courtney appointed to the High Court

Thursday, 7 October 2004, 4:04 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government

Thu, 7 Oct 2004

Attorney-General Margaret Wilson today announced the appointment of Patricia Courtney as a Judge of the High Court. Justice Courtney graduated from the University of Auckland. In her early career she was an investigation officer with the Department of Trade and Industry, before joining the firm of Heaney Jones and Mason as a staff solicitor.

She then joined the firm of McElroy Milne, later becoming a partner. She was a founding partner of McElroys in 1992. Justice Courtney has specialised in insurance law with particular expertise in professional negligence cases relating to solicitors, accountants and trustees. Justice Courtney will sit in Auckland.

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