STEVENS, Lynton Laurence
Court of Appeal Justice Lynton Stevens
Professional Data:2014 Judge Survey Score (1-10): 8.2 Ranking (out of 62): 11th |
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| Postion & Titles: | QC | ||
| Judge of: | Court of Appeal, 2010, Previously High Court judge Auckland, since 2006 | ||
| Specializations and Professional Interests: | Lecturer of Law Auckland University | ||
| Professional Comments: | Erratic but generally fair. Relative to his peers in New Zealand, Stevens J has good skills. Caution required when it comes to potential conflicts with this judge. | ||
| Background / Education: | Graduated BA LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland in 1970, and obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford University in 1972.Stevens J was Crown prosecutor and a partner at Meredith Connell & Co from 1975, leaving to join Russell McVeagh McKenzie Bartleet & Co as a partner in 1980.
In 1992, Justice Stevens went to the Bar and he was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1997. Princes Street Chambers. During his career he was also admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Australian Capital Territory and the States of Victoria and New South Wales and was also a barrister in Samoa and the Cook Islands. He was appointed to the High Court Bench in July 2006 and is based in Auckland. |
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| Degrees: | BA, LLB (Hons.) Auckland, 1970, Bach.of Law Oxford, 1972 | ||
| Admitted to the Bar: | 1972 | ||
| Company Involvements: | Shareholder M A Hodder Ltd, Nine Princes Street Chambers Ltd..Fellow shareholders from Nine Princes St Chamber Ltd: WILLIAMS, David Arthur Rhodes, TOOGOOD, Christopher Holden, KATZ, Robert John, BROWN, Andrew Hawksworth, SORRELL, Alan Charles, SMITH, Warwick Alexander, STEVENS, Lynton Laurence, Anderson, Stephen Laud, PATERSON, Barry John, SOWERBY, Warren Philip, JERRAM, Susan Mary, BARKER, Sir Richard Ian | ||
Personal Data |
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| Born: | 14/08/46 New Zealand |
Sex: | Male |
| Married: | 19 Coralynne Jean Anderson, daugher of H.A & Muriel Anderson |
Children: | 3 (Timothy laurence b.1974, Mathew David b.1976, Sarah Michelle b.1979) |
| Interesting Relationships and Coincidences: | Son of Sir Laurence Stevens (who was chairman of Fay Richwhite among other major companies) & Beryl Joyce Nee Dickson | ||
| Miscellaneous: | Counsel for Auckland Anglican. Melanesian/ Anglican connections includes John Potter (chair) Dilworth Shool Trust Board; Derek Firth, Barrister, who is Trustee of Melanesian Mission Trust Board and Anglican Investment Trust Board. ALSO Stevens J’s father was a member of the Melanesian Trust Board | ||