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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use New Zealand English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Sir Douglas John White Шаблон:Post-nominals (born 5 September 1945) is a former New Zealand jurist.

Early life and family

White was born in Wellington in 1945. The jurist Sir John White (1911–2007) was his father, and Charles White, a lawyer and briefly a member of the Legislative Council, was his grandfather.[1] He was educated as a boarder at Nelson College from 1959 to 1963,[2] and went on to study law at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating Bachelor of Laws with first-class honours.[3]

Legal career

After practising as a litigation partner and then independent barrister, White was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1988.[3][4] He sat as a judge of the High Court from 2009 until 2012, when he was appointed to the bench of the Court of Appeal.[4] He retired in 2015.[4] In 2016, White was appointed to the Cook Islands Court of Appeal.[3]

Other activities

White served on the council of Victoria University of Wellington for 20 years, and was chancellor of the university from 1996 to 1999.[2][3][5]

Honours

In the 2018 New Year Honours, White was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the judiciary.[6]

References

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