Patrick Keane | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Patrick_Keane_(cropped).jpg) Keane in 2017 | |
| 8th Chief Justice of the Cook Islands | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick John Keane |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Patrick John Keane CNZM is a retired New Zealand judge. In December 2022, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, replacing Hugh Williams.[1]
Keane was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in 1968, and an LLB (Hons) in 1969.[2] He then worked for as a lawyer for Izard Weston and later as a Crown Solicitor for Rudd Watts and Stone from 1977 to 1979. He was a legal adviser to the New Zealand government from 1980 to 1985, and a Crown Counsel for the Crown Law Office from 1985 to 1987.[3] In 1987, he was appointed a judge of the District Court of New Zealand and to the Taxation Review Authority.[3] From 2001 to 2003 he was a member of the New Zealand Law Commission.[4]
In 2003, he was appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand. He retired in 2016,[2] and was then appointed to the High Court of the Cook Islands.[4]
In the 2017 New Year Honours he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to the judiciary.[5]
- ^ "Media Release: Judicial Appointments". Ministry of Justice. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Justice Patrick Keane retires". New Zealand Law Society. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ a b "New YearHonours 2017 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". DPMC. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ a b "NZ judges appointed to Cook Islands High Court". New Zealand Law Society. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "New Year Honours List 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.