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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Tenure of office

130: Tenure of Supreme Court Judges, Court of Appeal Judges, High Court Judges, and Associate Judges

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You are a judge in New Zealand. You want to know how long you can stay in your job. You can stay in your job until you resign, retire, or are removed from office. This applies to Supreme Court Judges, Court of Appeal Judges, High Court Judges, and Associate Judges. You can check the Senior Courts Act for more information. You can also look at the previous laws that relate to this. The laws have changed over time, and you can see the changes in the previous versions of the law.

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Part 5Senior court Judges
Tenure of office

130Tenure of Supreme Court Judges, Court of Appeal Judges, High Court Judges, and Associate Judges

  1. A Supreme Court Judge (other than the Chief Justice) continues to hold the office of Supreme Court Judge until the earliest of the following:

  2. the Judge resigns from that office:
    1. the Judge ceases to hold office as a Supreme Court Judge:
      1. the Judge resigns from office as a High Court Judge:
        1. the Judge retires:
          1. the Judge is removed from that office.

            1. A Court of Appeal Judge (other than the President of the Court of Appeal) continues to hold the office of Court of Appeal Judge until the earliest of the following:

            2. the Judge resigns from that office:
              1. the Judge ceases to hold office as a Court of Appeal Judge:
                1. the Judge resigns from office as a High Court Judge:
                  1. the Judge retires:
                    1. the Judge is removed from that office.

                      1. A High Court Judge (other than the Chief High Court Judge) continues to hold the office of High Court Judge until the earliest of the following:

                      2. the Judge resigns from that office:
                        1. the Judge retires:
                          1. the Judge is removed from that office.

                            1. An Associate Judge continues to hold the office of Associate Judge until the earliest of the following:

                            2. the Judge resigns from that office:
                              1. the Judge retires:
                                1. the Judge is removed from that office.

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