Craig Coxhead is a New Zealand judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue.

Craig Coxhead
Craig Coxhead in November 2018
Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue
Assumed office
22 November 2018 (2018-11-22)
Preceded byPatrick Savage
Judge of the Māori Land Court
Assumed office
25 January 2008 (2008-01-25)
Judge of the High Court of the Cook Islands
Assumed office
2016
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Waikato
OccupationLawyer and jurist

Coxhead graduated from the University of Waikato in 1994 with a Bachelor of Laws.[1] He worked in private practice before becoming a lecturer at the University of Waikato Law School.[1] He served as president of Te Huinga Roia Māori o Aotearoa – the New Zealand Māori Law Society.[1]

Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 25 January 2008. In 2011 he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Niue, and in 2016 as a Justice of the High Court of the Cook Islands.[1] He was appointed Chief Justice of Niue on 22 November 2018, replacing Patrick Savage.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Our Judges". Māori Land Court. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Appointment ceremony for the Chief Justice and a Judge of the High Court of Niue". NZ Governor General. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Court offices
Preceded by Chief Justice of Niue
2018–present
Incumbent