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Before becoming a Judge, Chief Judge Fox was a Lecturer in law at Victoria University and a Senior Lecturer in law and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Waikato.
On 24 August 2023, her swearing-in ceremony was held at The Pā, University of Waikato. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Chief Judge Fox was a Lecturer in law at Victoria University and a Senior Lecturer in law and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Waikato.
Ko te whakaingoatanga o tēnei hangarau,
he kaupapa i whakaritea ai kia whakakotahi mai
ngā kaimahi ki te timata i ō tatou haepapa ki te
manaaki, ki te tiaki anō hoki i tēnei hangarau.
Nā te tari o Waikato Maniapoto te whakaaro mō
te ingoa i tuku tuatahi atu, ka ū ai taua ingoa nō
tētahi panara tāngata o Kaiwhakawā Wilson Isaac
rātou ko Tā Pou Temara, ko Tā Hirini Mead, ko
Kaiwhakawā Layne Harvey anō hoki.
Supporting the swearing in of our new Chief Judge
The most significant occasion for us was supporting Chief Judge Fox’s swearing in, held at The Pā at the
University of Waikato in Hamilton on 24 August 2023.
A primary function of succession for Māori is to maintain whakapapa connections
to their whenua (land), whānau(family), tupuna (ancestors) and atua (gods).
51 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
52 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
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Based in Palmerston North, Claire holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Post-graduate diploma from Massey University in Palmerston North.
Don Cameron – Pae Ārahi o Te Raki (Te Taitokerau and Waikato Maniapoto)
Born and bred in Whanganui, Don first began work with the Department of Māori Affairs in Whanganui in 1983, joining the Māori Land Court in 1990.
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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864
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