Christopher Hodson

Christopher John "Chris" Hodson[1] QC is a New Zealand barrister and judge, Judge Advocate General of the New Zealand Armed Forces, and the Chief Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand.

Early life

Hodson was born in Masterton, where he grew up on his family's hill country farm.[2] He graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington in 1966 with an LLB degree.[3]

Career

Hodson was admitted to the Bar in 1966, and from 1966-82, was a Partner in Major Gooding & Partners in Masterton.[4]

In 1983, Hodson became a partner in Macalister Mazengarb Parkin & Rose in Wellington, before commencing practice as a barrister sole in 1991, where he specialised in medical and military law. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1998.[4]

He is Judge Advocate General of the New Zealand Armed Forces, and the Chief Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand,[5] and also vice-president of the International Equestrian Federation.[6]

He served in the Territorial Force (reserve) of the New Zealand Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1992.[4]

Personal life

Hodson had three children with his first wife. In 1992, he married fellow judge and barrister Lowell Goddard, who has a daughter from her first marriage to Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet, in 1969.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr Christopher John Hodson QC". New Zealand Law Society. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ↑ https://www.zeus-sport.com/EQUESTRIANPRIVATE/Resource.aspx?ID=12746
  3. ↑ "Christopher Hodson QC". Harbour Chambers. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cullen, Michael (30 September 2008). "Appointment of Chris Hodson QC as Judge Advocate General". Beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Lawyer, former unionist on advisory panel, The New Zealand Herald, 24 October 2014
  6. ↑ Houlahan, Mike (10 February 2007). "One more giant step". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "High Court Justice Lowell Goddard". kiwifirst. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.