Douglas White (jurist)
Sir Douglas White | |
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.jpg) White in 2018 | |
| Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Orr |
| Succeeded by | Russell Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas John White 5 September 1945 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Relatives |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
Sir Douglas John White KNZM KC (born 5 September 1945) is a former New Zealand jurist.
Early life and family[edit]
White was born in Wellington in 1945. The jurist Sir John White (1911–2007) was his father, and Charles White, a lawyer and briefly a member of the Legislative Council, was his grandfather.[1] He was educated as a boarder at Nelson College from 1959 to 1963,[2] and went on to study law at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating Bachelor of Laws with first-class honours.[3]
Legal career[edit]
After practising as a litigation partner and then independent barrister, White was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1988.[3][4] He sat as a judge of the High Court from 2009 until 2012, when he was appointed to the bench of the Court of Appeal.[4] He retired in 2015.[4] In 2016, White was appointed to the Cook Islands Court of Appeal.[3]
Other activities[edit]
White served on the council of Victoria University of Wellington for 20 years, and was chancellor of the university from 1996 to 1999.[2][3][5]
Honours[edit]
In the 2018 New Year Honours, White was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the judiciary.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. pp. 683f. ISBN 9780790001302.
- ^ a b "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- ^ a b c d "Sir Douglas White retiring from Law Commission". New Zealand Law Society. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "New Year honours 2018 – citations for Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "New chancellor for Victoria University". Scoop Education. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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