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Christine French

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Christine French
French in 2002
President of the Court of Appeal
Assumed office
21 November 2024
Preceded byMark Cooper
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Assumed office
6 August 2012
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Alma mater

Christine Ruth French (born 1958)[1] is a New Zealand lawyer and judge, serving as the president of the Court of Appeal since 21 November 2024. She has been a judge of the Court of Appeal since 2012, having been a judge of the High Court since 2008.[2]

French has degrees from the University of Otago (1981) and the University of Oxford (1983), studying at the latter as a Rhodes scholar.[2] In 2014, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago.[3]

On 23 October 2024, French was named as the president of the Court of Appeal, effective from 21 November 2024.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Christine French" (PDF). University of Otago. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Court of Appeal Judge appointed". The Beehive. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Otago to confer honorary doctorate on leading law graduate". University of Otago. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Appointment of President of the Court of Appeal". New Zealand Gazette. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.