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Richard John Russell, Solicitor of Invercargill, has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today.

Simon John Maude, Solicitor of Wellington, has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today.

Edwin Peraniko Paul, Solicitor of Auckland, has been appointed a District Court Judge, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today.

Maree Mackenzie, Solicitor of Tauranga, has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today.

Robert Andrew Dobson QC has been appointed a Judge of the High Court, Attorney-General Michael Cullen announced today.

“While I will not comment on the details of the decision of the Solicitor General, I will say that he has my full confidence,” Attorney-General Michael Cullen said.

Gus Andrée Wiltens, Barrister and Solicitor of Auckland, has been appointed a District Court Judge.

Allison Anne Sinclair, Barrister and Solicitor of Auckland, has been appointed a District Court Judge.

Lawrence Irwin Hinton, Solicitor of Wellington, has been appointed a District Court Judge.

The Labour-led government sees New Zealand’s response to climate change and our pursuit of sustainability as central to our work to transform the economy. We are confident that the economic benefits of greater sustainability will be substantial.

District Court Judge David Robinson has been appointed a temporary Associate Judge of the High Court

Peter Woodhouse QC has been appointed a Judge of the High Court.

Ailsa Duffy QC has been appointed a Judge of the High Court.

We can welcome with gratitude the warm wishes of the Lord Chancellor, and welcome also this presentation as a symbol of our tradition and our fresh beginning.

The Forum has been a successful process for those who participated and we hope it goes a long way to resolving their issues.

George Tanner's staff at the PCO will miss him. He leaves his mark on the Parliamentary Counsel Office, and on the laws of New Zealand.

Timaru lawyer Jocelyn Munro has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant.

The new coroners work under a new Act which introduces significant reforms designed to enhance public confidence in the integrity and independence of the coronial system.

Attorney-General, Michael Cullen, announced today the appointments of John Marshall, Bruce Corkill, Matthew Casey, Stephen Mills, Stephen Kós, Robert Lithgow, Deborah Hollings, Christopher Gudsell, Nicholas Till, Susan Hughes, Campbell McLachlan, and Karen Clark as Queen’s Counsel.

The decision is solely for the Solicitor-General to make and there will be no further comment," said Dr Cullen.

Hamilton lawyer Melanie Harland has been appointed a District Court Judge.

Christchurch lawyer Paul René Kellar has been appointed a District Court Judge.

Auckland lawyer Allan Christopher Roberts has been appointed a District Court Judge and will sit in New Plymouth.

Whangarei lawyer Noel Douglas Cocurullo has been appointed a District Court Judge with a Family Court warrant and will be sworn in on February 12 in Whangarei.