![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2004 she was appointed as a High Court Judge followed by Chief High Court Judge in 2010 and was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2015. Justice Winkelmann remained at the firm until 2001 when she began practice as a barrister sole specialising in insolvency, commercial litigation, and medical disciplinary litigation. In 1988, she became the first female partner and one of the youngest ever in the firm’s then 117-year history. She is the second Chief Justice since introduction of the Supreme Court Act 2004 which ended appeals to the Privy Council.Ī graduate from Auckland University, Justice Winkelmann began work as a law clerk with Auckland firm Nicholson Gribbin (later Phillips Fox, now DLA Piper). The Rt Hon Helen Winkelmann (GNZM) was sworn in as New Zealand’s 13th Chief Justice on 14 March 2019. The Right Honourable Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice (Hon Justice Joe Williams, Hon Justice Susan Glazebrook, Right Honourable Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice, Hon Justice Mark O'Regan, Hon Justice Stephen Kós, Hon Justice Ellen France) ![]()
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