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▪️ Justice Francis Cooke as a Judge of the Supreme Court ▪️ Justice Rebecca Edwards as a Judge of the Court of Appeal ▪️ Auckland Barrister and Solicitor Michael Arthur as a Judge of the High Court ▪️ Auckland Barrister Amokura Kawharu as a Judge of the High Court.
The Chief Justice welcomed the Attorney-General’s announcement of the appointments of Associate Judge Owen Paulsen as a Judge of the High Court, and Auckland barrister and solicitor Helen Wild as an Associate Judge of the High Court.
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