The Chief Justice of the Cook Islands is the head of the Cook Islands judiciary. They preside over the High Court of the Cook Islands and serve as a member of the Cook Islands Court of Appeal. The office was established by the Cook Islands Constitution.[1][2]

The Chief Justice is appointed by the King's Representative on the advice of the Executive Council.[3] They must be qualified to sit on the High Court, meaning that they must have either served as a justice of the High Court of New Zealand, the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, or the Supreme Court of New Zealand, or have practiced as a barrister in New Zealand or a country with an equivalent legal system for at least seven years.[4] When the position of Chief Justice is vacant, or the holder is absent or incapacitated, the senior judge of the High Court serves as Acting Chief Justice.[5]

The Chief Justice also acts in place of the King's Representative if that position is vacant or the appointee is absent or unable to perform their duties.[6]

List of office holders

References

  1. ↑ Constitution of the Cook Islands, s49(2).
  2. ↑ "Constitution of the Cook Islands". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Constitution of the Cook Islands, s52.
  4. ↑ Constitution of the Cook Islands, s49(3).
  5. ↑ Constitution of the Cook Islands, s51.
  6. ↑ Constitution of the Cook Islands, s7.
  7. ↑ "Sir Gaven Donne KBE". Scoop Media. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Former judge Sir Graham Speight dies". Otago Daily Times. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 729. ISSN 1172-9813.
  10. ↑ "David A R Williams QC Honoured". Auckland Law School. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "New Chief Justice sworn in". Cook Islands News. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "New Chief Justice for Cook Islands". New Zealand Law Society. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Media Release: Judicial Appointments". Ministry of Justice. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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