David Carruthers (judge)

Sir David Carruthers
6th Chair of the Independent Police Conduct Authority
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byLowell Goddard
Succeeded byColin Doherty
2nd Chair of the New Zealand Parole Board
In office
2005–2012
Preceded byTony Ellis
Succeeded byWarwick Gendall
5th Chief District Court judge
In office
June 2001 – June 2005
Preceded byRon Young
Succeeded byRussell Johnson
Personal details
Born
David James Carruthers

1940 or 1941 (age 83–84)
Pahiatua, New Zealand
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington

Sir David James Carruthers KNZM (born 1940 or 1941) is a long-serving member of the New Zealand legal community. He worked as a lawyer in Wellington, Pahiatua and Palmerston North, before being appointed as a Family Court Judge in 1985. In 2001, Carruthers was appointed as Chief District Court Judge, a position he held until 2005, when he was appointed as the chairman of the New Zealand Parole Board. In 2012, Carruthers joined the Independent Police Conduct Authority as its chairman. Since 2021 Carruthers has been the Independent Implementation Monitor to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Victorian Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants.[1]

  1. ^ "Former New Zealand judge appointed to oversee Lawyer X royal commission recommendations rollout". ABC News. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.