Thomas Eichelbaum

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Sir Johann Thomas Eichelbaum G.BE (born May 17, 1931 in Königsberg , German Reich ; † October 31, 2018 in Auckland , New Zealand ) was a German-born New Zealand lawyer . He was a judge in the High Court of New Zealand (supreme civil and criminal court) and from 1989 to 1999 Chief Justice (chief judge) of the court and from November 2004 to May 2006 acting judge (executive judge) of the Supreme Court of New Zealand ( chief judge) Court and last appeal instance).

Life

Thomas Eichelbaum's Jewish parents fled the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis in 1938 and emigrated to New Zealand , where the family settled in Wellington . Eichelbaum attended Hutt Valley High School and, after graduating, Victoria University College in Wellington , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1954 .

Eichelbaum married and had three sons.

Career as a lawyer

Eichelbaum initially worked for the law firm Chapman Tripp & Co. from 1950 to 1958 , from 1953 as a solicitor , as a lawyer before lower courts, and since 1954 as a barrister , as a lawyer who was also admitted to higher courts. In 1958 he became a partner in the law firm and in 1968 he took over the management of the law firm in matters relating to criminal proceedings. In 1978 he started his own business as a barrister and was appointed Queen's Counsel (Crown Attorney) that same year .

During his self-employment, which he kept until 1978, he was active in various institutions as:

  • 1968–1975: Member of Council, Wellington District Law Society
  • 1970: President of the Medico-Legal Society of Wellington
  • 1973–1979: Lecturer in Civil Procedure, Victoria University
  • 1973–1979: Assessor for New Zealand in Commercial Law
  • 1973–1979: Member of the panel of Supreme Court prosecutors in Wellington
  • 1973–1979: Legal Assessor, Medical Council of New Zealand
  • 1973–1979: Member of the Disciplinary Committee, New Zealand Law Society
  • 1976–1982: Member of the Council and Executive Committee, New Zealand Law Society
  • 1976–1979: Deputy President of the New Zealand Law Society
  • 1980–1982: President of the New Zealand Law Society

Career as a judge

In 1982 Eichelbaum was appointed as a judge in the High Court of New Zealand and was appointed Chief Justice of the court in 1989, an office which he held until his retirement in 1999. In November 2004, Eichelbaum, now at the age of 73, applied for the office of Acting Judge (executive judge) of the Supreme Court of New Zealand , which he held until May 2006.

During his office as judge, Eichelbaum was also:

  • 1969–1980: Member of the Rules Committee of the High Court
  • 1983–1999: Member of the Rules Committee of the High Court
  • 1985: Member of the Working Party into the role and efficiency of the High Court
  • 1987–1988: Representative of the New Zealand Judiciary at the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration
  • 1989–1999: Deputy Chairman (Vice Chairman) in the Courts Consultative Committee
  • 1989–1999: Chairman of the Criminal Practice Committee from inception

Honors

further he became

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d The RT Hon Sir Thomas Eichelbaum BGE . Ministry of Justice , December 2000, archived from the original on July 1, 2004 ; accessed on July 21, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
  2. ^ Former Chief Justices . Ministry of Justice , accessed July 21, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b Appointment of Acting Judge of the Supreme Court . In: The New Zealand Gazette . Department of Internal Affairs , November 18, 2004, accessed July 21, 2018 .
  4. ^ New Zealand Law Society Presidents . New Zealand Law Society , October 2, 2015, accessed July 23, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Eichelbaum, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eichelbaum, Thomas Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-born New Zealand lawyer, was a judge, chief justice at the High Court and acting judge at the Supreme Court
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigsberg , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2018
Place of death Auckland , New Zealand