There are 175 District Court Judges, not including the Chief District Court Judge, the Principal Family Court Judge, the Principal Youth Court Judge and the National Executive Judge.*
District Court Judges include among their numbers the Chief Coroner, nine Environment Court Judges and three judges working full-time in other roles, such as the Chair of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal and those on secondment.
Acting-Warranted Judges sit part-time throughout the country as required (or in non-judicial roles). Part-time Acting-Warranted Judges are usually judges who have retired from full-time judging. Judges must retire from full-time judging at the age of 70, although they may be appointed for a further two years on an acting-warrant.
District Court Judges are permanently based in 25 main centres but may preside over cases in any District Court in the country. Each judge has a home court where they are based and deal with most of their cases but many judges will also travel to smaller courts to hear cases.
While every District Court Judge can preside over minor criminal matters, many judges specialise in particular aspects of the District Court system: jury trials, family, youth, civil or ACC appeals.
Please note that the Environment Court is not a division of the District Court, but all Environment Court Judges are considered District Court Judges.
(Current as at 1 November 2024)
Kaikohe |
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| Her Honour Judge M Howard-Sager | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge B Shortland | General/Jury/Youth |
Whangarei |
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| Her Honour Judge T Bayley | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge P Davey | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge GL Davis | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge L-V King | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge P Rzepecky | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge G Tomlinson | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge T Williams Blyth | General/Family |
North Shore |
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| Her Honour Judge A Fitzgibbon | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge SM Morrison | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge P Murray | General/Jury |
| Her Honour DM Partridge | General/Family |
Waitakere |
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| Her Honour Judge O Cassidy | General/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge EB Parsons | General/Family/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge M Pecotic | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge T Singh | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge K Swadling | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge L Tremewan | General/Jury/Youth |
Auckland |
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| Her Honour Judge DA Bell | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge S Bonnar | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge DA Burns | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge D Clark | General/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge J Clark | General/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge KC Davenport | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge H Ellis | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge AJ Fitzgerald | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge BA Gibson | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge KJ Glubb | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge JM Jelas | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge SJ Lance | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge K Lummis | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge AM Manuel | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge NJ Mathers | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge K Maxwell | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge K Muir | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge EP Paul | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge BR Pidwell | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge CM Ryan | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge B Sellars | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge DJ Sharp | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge MB Sharp | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge P Sinclair | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge EM Thomas | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge R von Keisenberg | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge PJB Winter | General/Jury |
Manukau |
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| Her Honour Judge S Alofivae | General/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge C Bennett | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge F Eivers | General/Family/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge JL Forrest | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge AP Goodwin | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge AG Mahon | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge PS Matalavea | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge R McIlraith | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge DJ McNaughton | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge S Moala | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge JC Moses | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge S Otene | General/Jury/Family/Youth/Civil |
| His Honour Judge S Patel | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge L Radich | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge ML Rogers | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge T Sharkey | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge N Tahana | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge G Wagner | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge N Webby | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge AM Wharepouri | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge Y Yelavich | General/Jury |
Papakura |
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| His Honour Judge A Laurenson | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge GT Winter | General/Jury |
Hamilton |
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| Her Honour Judge DC Clark | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge S Clark | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge TV Clark | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge ND Cocurullo | General/Jury/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge GS Collin | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge PP Crayton | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge N Grimes | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge RG Marshall | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge R Paul | General/Family/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge KBF Saunders | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge K Tan | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge AIM Tompkins | General/Jury/Civil |
Tauranga |
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| His Honour Judge LM Bidois | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge D Blair | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge CL Cook | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge SJ Coyle | General/Jury/Family |
| His Honour Judge L de Jong | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge JP Geoghegan | General/Jury/Family/Youth/Civil |
| His Honour Judge W Lawson | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge MM Mason | General/Jury |
Rotorua |
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| His Honour Judge JB Bergseng | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge M Broek | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge GC Hollister-Jones | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge MA MacKenzie *currently on secondment | General/Jury/Family/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge A Skellern | General/Jury/Family/Youth |
| Honour Judge J Wickliffe | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge AC Wills | General/Family/Youth |
Gisborne |
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| Her Honour Judge T Bolstad | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge WP Cathcart | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge HLC Raumati | General/Family/Youth |
Napier |
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| His Honour Judge PJ Callinicos | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge RJ Earwaker | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge BM Mackintosh | General/Jury/Youth |
Hastings |
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| Her Honour Judge JJ Blake | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge G Matenga | General/Jury/Youth |
New Plymouth |
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| His Honour Judge T Greig | General/Jury/Family/Youth/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge LC Harrison | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge GF Hikaka | General/Jury/Youth |
Whanganui |
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| Her Honour Judge K Broughton | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge JM Marinovich | General/Civil/Jury |
Palmerston North |
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| Her Honour Judge SB Edwards | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge C Hickman | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge J Krebs | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge JF Moss | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge B Northwood | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge LC Rowe | General/Jury/Youth/Civil |
Masterton |
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| Her Honour Judge BA Morris | General/Jury/Youth |
Porirua |
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| His Honour Judge JAR Johnston | General/Jury/Youth |
Hutt Valley |
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| His Honour Judge M Mika | General/Jury/Youth |
Wellington |
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| Her Honour Judge JA Binns | General/Jury/Family |
| His Honour Judge TM Black | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge I Carter | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge B Crowley | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge Dr K Elkin | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge SM Harrop | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge W Hastings | General/Jury/ Court Martial |
| His Honour Judge PAH Hobbs | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge S Houghton | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge JM Kelly | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge KD Kelly | General/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge A McLeod | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge C Montague | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge A Nicholls | General/Civil/Jury |
| His Honour Judge N Sainsbury | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge T Warburton | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge N Wills | General/Jury/Civil |
Nelson |
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| His Honour Judge G Barkle | General/Jury/Family/Youth/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge J Rielly | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge RJ Russell | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge AJS Snell | General/Jury |
Christchurch |
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| His Honour Judge M Callaghan | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge MA Crosbie | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge M Duggan | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge JA Farish | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge TJ Gilbert | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge J Hambleton | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge Q Hix | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge M Hunt | General/Family/Civil |
| His Honour Judge PR Kellar | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge SMR Lindsay | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge GM Lynch | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge T McKenzie | General/Family |
| Her Honour Judge JA McMeeken | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge RE Neave | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge SJ O’Driscoll | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge P Shearer | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge AA Zohrab | General/Jury/Youth/Civil |
Timaru |
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| His Honour Judge D Dravitzki | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge CD Savage | General/Civil/Jury |
Dunedin |
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| His Honour Judge D Flatley | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge D Robinson | General/Jury/Civil |
| Her Honour Judge E Smith | General/Jury/Family |
| His Honour Judge MBT Turner | General/Jury/Family/Youth/Civil |
Invercargill |
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| Her Honour Judge CM Doyle | General/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge R Walker | General/Jury/Family/Youth |
| His Honour Judge M Williams | General/Jury/Civil |
Environment Court Judges |
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| Her Honour Judge M Dickey | Environment (Auckland) |
| His Honour Judge D Kirkpatrick | Principal Environment (Auckland) |
| His Honour Judge JA Smith | Environment (Auckland) |
| Her Honour Judge S Tepania | Environment (Auckland) |
| Her Honour Judge L Semple | Environment (Wellington) |
| His Honour Judge JJM Hassan | Environment/Jury (Christchurch) |
| His Honour Judge K Reid | Environment (Christchurch) |
| Her Honour Judge P Steven QC | Environment (Christchurch) |
Other full-time Judges |
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| His Honour Judge CM Treadwell | Chair, Immigration and Protection Tribunal |
| Her Honour Judge A Tutton | Chief Coroner |
Acting-Warranted Judges |
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| Her Honour Judge E Aitken | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge GA Andrée Wiltens | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge BP Callaghan | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge IDR Cameron | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge A Couch | General |
| His Honour Judge B Davidson | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge NR Dawson | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge KB de Ridder | Civil/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge BP Dwyer | Environment |
| Her Honour Judge SJ Fleming | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge GA Fraser | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge CJ Harding | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge DG Harvey | General/Jury |
| Her Honour Judge D Henare | General/ACC appeals |
| His Honour Judge L Hinton | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge TR Ingram | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge PG Mabey | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge S Maude | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge J McDonald | General/Jury/Civil |
| His Honour Judge I McHardy | General/Family |
| His Honour Judge AS Menzies | Deputy Chair, Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority |
| His Honour Judge LJ Newhook | Environment |
| Her Honour Judge MNE O’Dwyer | General/Family/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge D Orchard | General/Jury |
| His Honour Judge GA Rea | General/Civil/Jury |
| His Honour Judge DC Ruth | General/Jury/Youth |
| Her Honour Judge A Sinclair | General/Civil/ACC appeals |
| His Honour Judge AS Singh | General |
| His Honour Judge RLB Spear | General/Civil/Jury |
| His Honour Judge PR Spiller | General/Civil/ACC Appeals |
| His Honour Judge J Walker | General/Jury/Youth |
| His Honour Judge NA Walsh | General/Family/Youth |
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