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The current Supreme Court should not be confused with the High Court of New Zealand, which was known as the Supreme Court until 1980. The High Court, New Zealand’s superior court, was established in 1841 as the “Supreme Court of New Zealand”. Its name was changed in anticipation of the eventual creation of this final court of appeal ...
The judiciary of New Zealand is responsible for the system of courts that interprets and applies the laws of New Zealand.It has four primary functions: to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution; to deliver authoritative rulings on the meaning and application of legislation; to develop case law; and to uphold the rule of law, personal liberty and human rights. [1]
He remained at Chapman Tripp until his appointment to the bench of the High Court of New Zealand in 2004. In 2013, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal. [4] On 19 December 2023, Miller was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. [3] [5]
[1] [2] However, in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the position is known as a "Tipstaff". [3] A point of confusion is that, in New South Wales, a judge's personal assistant or administrative secretary is known as an Associate. The extent and nature of the tasks performed by an associate or tipstaff depends on the individual judge.
In 2008, he was appointed a Justice of the High Court of New Zealand. [10] In 2017, he became the first Te Reo Māori speaker appointed to the Court of Appeal. [11] He was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Zealand in May 2019, succeeding William Young. [12] Williams is the first Māori person to be appointed to the Supreme Court. [1] [13]
Teitiota's case became a cause célèbre for environmentalists and human rights activists as it made its way towards the Supreme Court. Teitiota was declined application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court in July 2015. [1] In September 2015 Teitiota was placed in police custody and deported back to Kiribati. [2]
They are responsible for serving court processes like summonses and subpoenas in the same way that Bailiffs serve the court processes of the District Court of New Zealand. [2] They play an important role in the execution of court orders of the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Sheriffs are forbidden from acting ...
The Solicitor-General is the second law officer of state in New Zealand. The Solicitor-General is also the chief executive of the Crown Law Office, that comprises lawyers employed to represent the Attorney-General in court proceedings in New Zealand. [1] The current Solicitor-General is Una Jagose.