Alfred North (jurist)
Sir Alfred Kingsley North KBE PC QC (17 December 1900 – 22 June 1981), also known as Alf North, was a New Zealand lawyer and judge. He was President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand from 1963 until his retirement in 1972.
Sir Alfred North | |
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North as a young man | |
| President of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 1963–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Gresson |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Kingsley North 17 December 1900 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 22 June 1981 (aged 80) Auckland, New Zealand |
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Biography edit
North was born in Christchurch in 1900, the son of Baptist minister John North.[1][2] As a teenager, North contracted polio and had a limp for the rest of his life.[3] He received his education at West Christchurch District High School, Christchurch Boys' High School, and then attended Canterbury University College, graduating LLM in 1927.[1][4]
He first practiced in Ashburton from 1921. After obtaining his Master of Laws, he was in partnership in Hāwera. From 1935, he was a barrister and a partner in the legal firm Earl, Kent, Stanton, Massey, North and Palmer in Auckland, replacing Erima Northcroft who had been appointed judge.[3][5] In 1951, North was appointed judge of the Supreme Court.[1] When the Court of Appeal was reconstituted in Wellington in 1957, North was one of its founding members and relocated to the capital city, where he lived in Wadestown.[3][6] North was the president of the Court of Appeal from 1963 to 1972.[3]
Between 1976 and 1978, North conducted a commission of inquiry into an alleged breach of confidentiality of the police file on Colin Moyle.[7][8]
For the respective Auckland branches, North was president for Rotary and chairman of the New Zealand Crippled Children's Society.[9]
Family edit
On 31 December 1924, North married Thelma Areta Dawson (1902–1991) at Oxford Terrace Baptist Church in Christchurch, with his father officiating the ceremony.[10] North died on 22 June 1981 in Auckland.[3][11] His wife survived him by ten years. Both were cremated at Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium.[12][13]
Honours edit
Alongside Ossie Mazengarb, North was appointed King's Counsel on 18 April 1947.[14][5][15] He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1959 Queen's Birthday Honours.[16] In the 1964 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[17] He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1966.[18]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Traue, James Edward (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1978 (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed Publishing. p. 209.
- ^ MacLeod, Angus. "John James North". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Four different directions in the law". New Zealand Law Society. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Mu–O". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Two appointments to King's Counsel". The Northern Advocate. 19 April 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Petersen, George Conrad (1964). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1964 (8th ed.). Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 223.
- ^ "Commissions of inquiry". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Strains and tensions in the NZ Opposition". The Canberra Times. 3 January 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1951). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1951 (5th ed.). Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 174.
- ^ "Late social news". The Star. No. 17425. 31 December 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 727. ISBN 9780790001302.
- ^ "Burial & Cremation Details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Burial & Cremation Details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "King's Counsel". Otago Daily Times. No. 26440. 19 April 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ (PDF). Crown Law Office. July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ "No. 41729". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1959. p. 3739.
- ^ "No. 43202". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1964. p. 40.
- ^ . 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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External links edit
- Photo of Sir Alfred North and Lady North, June 1959