Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Appointments

101: Appointment as permanent Judge

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"Becoming a Permanent Judge in a New Zealand Court"

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You are a Judge and you get appointed to a court. You are appointed as a permanent Judge unless you are appointed as an acting Judge. You get to be a permanent Judge of that court. An Associate Judge is appointed to the High Court and they are a permanent Associate Judge unless they are appointed as an acting Associate Judge. This is how Judges and Associate Judges get appointed to courts in New Zealand.

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Part 5Senior court Judges
Appointments

101Appointment as permanent Judge

  1. A Judge is appointed as a permanent Judge of a court unless the Judge is appointed as an acting Judge.

  2. An Associate Judge is appointed as a permanent Associate Judge of the High Court unless the Associate Judge is appointed as an acting Associate Judge.

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