Christopher Hodson (judge)
Christopher John Hodson[1] KC is a New Zealand barrister and judge, Judge Advocate General of the New Zealand Armed Forces, and the Chief Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand.
Early life[edit]
Hodson was born in Masterton, where he grew up on his family's hill-country farm.[2] He graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington in 1966 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.[3]
Career[edit]
Hodson was admitted to the bar in 1966, and from 1966 to 1982, was a partner in Major Gooding & Partners in Masterton.[4]
In 1983, Hodson became a partner in Macalister Mazengarb Parkin & Rose in Wellington, before commencing practice as a barrister sole in 1991, where he specialised in medical and military law. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1998.[4]
He is Judge Advocate General of the New Zealand Armed Forces, and the Chief Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand.[5] He is also vice-president of the International Equestrian Federation.[6]
Hodson served in the Territorial Force (reserve) of the New Zealand Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1992.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Hodson had three children with his first wife. In 1992, he married fellow judge and barrister Lowell Goddard, who has a daughter from her first marriage to Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet, in 1969.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mr Christopher John Hodson QC". New Zealand Law Society. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Profile Archived 4 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, zeus-sport.com; accessed 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Christopher Hodson QC". Harbour Chambers. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Cullen, Michael (30 September 2008). "Appointment of Chris Hodson QC as Judge Advocate General". Beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Lawyer, former unionist on advisory panel, The New Zealand Herald, 24 October 2014
- ^ Houlahan, Mike (10 February 2007). "One more giant step". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "High Court Justice Lowell Goddard". kiwifirst. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.