Susan Glazebrook
| The Honourable Dame Susan Glazebrook DNZM | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Blanchard |
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 24 May 2002 – 6 August 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1956 |
Dame Susan Gwynfa Mary Glazebrook, DNZM (born 8 February 1956), is a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
Glazebrook has an MA (1st Class Hons), an LLB (Hons) and a DipBus (Finance) from the University of Auckland and a DPhil from the University of Oxford in French legal history.[1] Before being appointed to the High Court in May 2000 she was a partner in law firm Simpson Grierson[1] and a member of various commercial Boards and government advisory committees. She was Research Assistant to the late historian Sir Keith Sinclair.
She served as President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association,[2] the leading organisation for commercial lawyers in the Asia Pacific region in 1998. She is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's top tax lawyers.
Glazebrook was appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand on 14 December 2000, having served until that time as temporary judge of that court.[3] She was appointed to the Court of Appeal on 24 May 2002,[4] and on 6 August 2012 she was appointed to the Supreme Court.[5]
In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Glazebrook was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the judiciary.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New Appeal Court chief". New Zealand Herald. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ↑ http://ipba.org/about-us/leadership/4/ December 2010
- ↑ 2000 "Appointment of temporary Judge made permanent" (30 November 2000) New Zealand Gazette Online 4144, Notice 9736. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ "Appointment of Judge of Court of Appeal, the Hon Susan G M Glazebrook" (30 May 2002) New Zealand Gazette Online 1509, Notice 3523. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ "Appointment of Judge of the Supreme Court" (2 August 2002) New Zealand Gazette Online 2540, Notice 4855. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.