Craig Coxhead
New Zealand judge
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Craig Coxhead is a New Zealand judge who is currently serving as Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue.
Craig Coxhead | |
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Craig Coxhead in November 2018 | |
| Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Savage |
| Judge of the Māori Land Court | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2008 | |
| Judge of the High Court of the Cook Islands | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Waikato |
| Occupation | Lawyer and jurist |
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 on 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] In May 2024, he was appointed Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court.