Dame Helen Winkelmann

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Chief Justice human judge jurist

Dame Helen Winkelmann is a New Zealand jurist who serves as the country’s Chief Justice and head of its Supreme Court.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chief Justice → human → judge → jurist →
appointedBy	Governor-General of New Zealand →
areaOfActivity	appellate adjudication → constitutional law → judicial administration →
basedIn	Wellington →
countryOfCitizenship	New Zealand →
educatedAt	University of Auckland →
fieldOfWork	law →
gender	female →
hasRole	head of the Supreme Court of New Zealand → head of the judiciary of New Zealand →
honorificPrefix	Dame →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
knownFor	judicial leadership in New Zealand → service on New Zealand’s senior courts →
languageSpoken	English →
legalProfession	barrister and solicitor →
legalSystem	New Zealand legal system →
memberOf	Court of Appeal of New Zealand → High Court of New Zealand → Supreme Court of New Zealand →
notableFor	Leadership of the Supreme Court of New Zealand → Serving as Chief Justice of New Zealand →
occupation	judge → jurist →
partOf	Judiciary of New Zealand →
positionHeld	Chief High Court Judge of New Zealand → Chief Justice of New Zealand → Head of the Supreme Court of New Zealand → Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand → Judge of the High Court of New Zealand → Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand → President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand →
residence	New Zealand →
title	Chief Justice → Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → The Right Honourable →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of New Zealand →	currentChiefJudge
Supreme Court of New Zealand →	currentChiefJustice
Chief Justice of New Zealand →	currentHolder
Chief Justice of New Zealand ("The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann") →	currentHolderHonorific