Craig Coxhead

Craig Coxhead is a New Zealand judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of Niue.

Craig Coxhead in November 2018

Coxhead graduated from the University of Waikato in 1994 with a Bachelor of Laws.[1] He worked in private practice before becoming a lecturer at the University of Waikato Law School.[1] He served as president of Te Huinga Roia Māori o Aotearoa – the New Zealand Māori Law Society.[1]

Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 25 January 2008. In 2011 he was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Niue, and in 2016 as a Justice of the High Court of the Cook Islands.[1] He was appointed Chief Justice of Niue on 22 November 2018, replacing Patrick Savage.[2]

References
  1. "Our Judges". Māori Land Court. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Appointment ceremony for the Chief Justice and a Judge of the High Court of Niue". NZ Governor General. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Patrick Savage		 Chief Justice of Niue
2018–present		 Incumbent
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