Chief Justice of New Zealand

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judicial office public office

The Chief Justice of New Zealand is the country’s most senior judge and head of the judiciary, presiding over the Supreme Court and overseeing the administration of justice.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial office → public office →
appointedBy	Governor-General of New Zealand →
appointmentOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of New Zealand →
branch	judicial branch of government →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution Act 1986 → Senior Courts Act 2016 →
country	New Zealand →
currentHolder	Dame Helen Winkelmann →
currentHolderGender	female →
currentHolderHonorific	The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann →
currentHolderPredecessor	Dame Sian Elias →
currentHolderStartDate	2019-03-14 →
firstHolder	Sir William Martin →
firstHolderStartDate	1841 →
hasAuthorityOver	Supreme Court judges of New Zealand →
hasRole	presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand → senior member of the Order of New Zealand’s legal system →
headOf	judiciary of New Zealand →
isAboveInSeniority	Chief High Court Judge of New Zealand → President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
legalSystem	common law →
mandatoryRetirementAge	70 →
mayServeAs	Administrator of the Government of New Zealand →
memberOf	Judicial branch of New Zealand →
nativeName	Chief Justice of New Zealand →
notableFormerHolder	Dame Sian Elias → Sir Michael Hardie Boys → Sir Ronald Davison → Sir Thomas Eichelbaum →
officeCreatedIn	1841 →
officeHoldersNumberedFrom	1841 →
officeHoldersTitle	Chief Justice →
officeType	non-political →
oversees	Supreme Court of New Zealand registry → judicial conduct and performance at the apex court level →
participatesIn	Ceremonial opening of the New Zealand Parliament → swearing-in of the Governor-General of New Zealand →
predecessorOffice	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand (pre‑2004 apex court) →
presidesOver	Supreme Court of New Zealand →
rank	most senior judge in New Zealand →
reportsTo	no higher judicial authority within New Zealand →
residence	Wellington →
responsibleFor	administration of justice in New Zealand →
salaryDeterminedBy	Remuneration Authority of New Zealand →
seat	Wellington →
style	The Right Honourable →
termLength	until mandatory retirement age →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of New Zealand → Supreme Court of New Zealand →	composition
Supreme Court of New Zealand →	chiefJudgeTitle
Supreme Court of New Zealand →	hasChiefJudgeTitle
New Zealand government →	hasJudiciaryHead
Te Kōti Mana Nui →	headOfCourtTitle
Chief Justice of New Zealand ("Administrator of the Government of New Zealand") →	mayServeAs
Chief Justice of New Zealand →	nativeName
Helen Winkelmann ("Head of the Supreme Court of New Zealand") →	positionHeld
Chief Justice of New Zealand ("Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand (pre‑2004 apex court)") →	predecessorOffice