Christine Ruth French (born 1958)[1] is a New Zealand lawyer and judge. She is a judge of the Court of Appeal, appointed in 2012, having been a judge of the High Court since 2008.[2]

Christine French
French in 2002
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Assumed office
6 August 2012
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Alma mater

She has degrees from the University of Otago (1981) and Oxford University (1983), studying at the latter as a Rhodes scholar.[2]

In 2014, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Christine French" (PDF). University of Otago. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Court of Appeal Judge appointed". The Beehive. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Otago to confer honorary doctorate on leading law graduate". University of Otago. Retrieved 6 April 2018.