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Chief justice calls for action on judicial diversity

The ‘troubling reality’ of overwhelmingly Pakeha judges and predominantly Maori defendants.

Jenni McManus Thu, 31 Oct 2019

Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann has warned that public confidence in the judiciary is at risk if judges are not seen as representative of the communities in which they work.

In a call to action directed at the universities, their law schools, the legal profession and – more obliquely –

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Jenni McManus Thu, 31 Oct 2019
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