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.
Kylee has served as a lecturer at the University of Waikato teaching Māori land law and Law and Societies and is a trustee of Community Law Waikato and the McCaw Lewis Foundation.
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.
