Arthur Tompkins (New Zealand judge)

{{Short description|New Zealand judge and art crime expert}}

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Arthur Irwin Manning Tompkins is a New Zealand lawyer, judge, author and art crime expert.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=Bookmarks with Arthur Tompkins |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018934649/bookmarks-with-arthur-tompkins |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=RNZ}}{{Cite news |date=2024-04-19 |title=Judge delves into the ugly business of art crime |first=Dionne |last=Christian |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/judge-delves-into-the-ugly-business-of-art-crime/JR3ZD4IZIFYEAXIL4ELTY7DADA/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}{{Cite news |title=Hamilton judge stunned to find his writing in Dan Brown novel |first=Tony |last=Wall |date=2 June 2013 |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/8747320/Hamilton-judge-stunned-to-find-his-writing-in-Dan-Brown-novel |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=Waikato Times}} He has served as a District Court judge since 1997,{{cite news |url=https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/1997-go1230 |title=Departmental |date=27 February 1997 |work=New Zealand Gazette |access-date=19 April 2024}} and is also a judge of the Pitcairn Supreme Court. He is a trustee of the New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-10 |title=Our trustees |url=https://artcrime.nz/our-trustees/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=The New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-06 |title=Arthur Tompkins – art crime |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018702954/arthur-tompkins-art-crime |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=RNZ}}

Tompkins is the son of Sir David Tompkins.{{Cite news |date=3 October 2012 |first=Vaimoana |last=Tapaleao |title=New graduate fourth in a legal dynasty |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-graduate-fourth-in-a-legal-dynasty/MSTDPLOKNVDH4RVYAAQOUBIXPI/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}