Ronald Davison

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The Right Honourable Sir Ron Davison GBE QC
10th Chief Justice of New Zealand
In office 3 February 1978 – 4 February 1989
Nominated by	Robert Muldoon
Appointed by	Sir Keith Holyoake
Preceded by	Richard Wild
Succeeded by	Thomas Eichelbaum
Personal details
Born	(1920-11-16) 16 November 1920 Kaponga, Taranaki
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline May Carr

Sir Ronald Keith Davison GBE QC (born 16 November 1920) was the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989.^[1]

Career

Sir Ronald headed the government inquiry (1994–1997) into certain matters related to overseas company taxation, popularly known as the Winebox Inquiry. This involved allegations against a number of parties including the merchant bank Fay Richwhite. He also presided over the 1994 inquiry into the Family court proceedings involving the Bristol family, which resulted in a number of changes being made to New Zealand's child protection legislation.

Personal life

He married Jacqueline May Carr in 1948, and they have 3 children.

Sir Ronald's son Paul Davison QC is a prominent New Zealand barrister who prosecuted, among other cases, the trial of Scott Watson for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds on January 1, 1998.

References

↑ "Former Chief Justices". Courts of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

v t e Chief Justice of New Zealand

William Martin George Arney James Prendergast Robert Stout Charles Skerrett Michael Myers Humphrey O'Leary Harold Barrowclough Richard Wild Ronald Davison Thomas Eichelbaum Sian Elias

Persondata
Name	Davison, Ronald
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand judge
Date of birth	16 November 1920
Place of birth	Kaponga, Taranaki
Date of death
Place of death

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