Patrick Keane (New Zealand judge)

The Honourable
Patrick Keane
CNZM
The Honourable Patrick Keane CNZM
	Keane in 2017
8th Chief Justice of the Cook Islands
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2022
Preceded by	Hugh Williams
Personal details
Born	Patrick John Keane
Alma mater	Victoria University of Wellington

Patrick John Keane CNZM is a retired New Zealand judge. In December 2022, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, replacing Hugh Williams.^[1]

Keane was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in 1968, and an LLB (Hons) in 1969.^[2] He then worked for as a lawyer for Izard Weston and later as a Crown Solicitor for Rudd Watts and Stone from 1977 to 1979. He was a legal adviser to the New Zealand government from 1980 to 1985, and a Crown Counsel for the Crown Law Office from 1985 to 1987.^[3] In 1987, he was appointed a judge of the District Court of New Zealand and to the Taxation Review Authority.^[3] From 2001 to 2003 he was a member of the New Zealand Law Commission.^[4]

In 2003, he was appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand. He retired in 2016,^[2] and was then appointed to the High Court of the Cook Islands.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Media Release: Judicial Appointments". Ministry of Justice. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Justice Patrick Keane retires". New Zealand Law Society. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "New YearHonours 2017 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". DPMC. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "NZ judges appointed to Cook Islands High Court". New Zealand Law Society. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "New Year Honours List 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 8 July 2018.

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