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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Tenure of office

129: Tenure of Chief High Court Judge

You could also call this:

"How the Chief High Court Judge's job ends"

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You want to know about the Chief High Court Judge's job. The Chief High Court Judge keeps their job until something specific happens. This can be when they get a new job as a Supreme Court Judge, a Court of Appeal Judge, or when they resign or retire. You might wonder what else can make them stop being the Chief High Court Judge. They can also stop being the Chief High Court Judge if they resign from being a High Court Judge or if they are removed from the job. You can find more information about this by looking at the related law. The Chief High Court Judge's job ends with one of these events. This is how it works in New Zealand. You can learn more about the laws that govern this by reading the related legislation.

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Part 5Senior court Judges
Tenure of office

129Tenure of Chief High Court Judge

  1. The Chief High Court Judge continues to hold the office of Chief High Court Judge until the earliest of the following:

  2. the Judge is appointed a Supreme Court Judge:
    1. the Judge is appointed a Court of Appeal Judge:
      1. the Judge resigns from that office:
        1. the Judge resigns from office as a High Court Judge:
          1. the Judge retires:
            1. the Judge is removed from that office.

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