Bruce Robertson (judge)
{{Short description|New Zealand judge (born 1944)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Sir Bruce Robertson
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM|size=100%}}
| image = Bruce Robertson 675 (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Robertson in 2010
| order = Justice of the Court of Appeal
| term_start = 2005
| term_end = 2010
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|02|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dunedin, New Zealand
| death_date =
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| spouse = {{marriage|Lindsay Joyce Radford|1969}}
| children = 3
| education = Otago Boys' High School
| alma_mater = University of Otago
University of Virginia
}}
Sir James Bruce Robertson {{post-nominals|country=NZL|KNZM}} (born 15 February 1944), generally known as Bruce Robertson, is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, where he was appointed in May 2005.
Early life and family
Born in Dunedin on 15 February 1944, Robertson was educated at Wakari School and Otago Boys' High School.{{cite news |last1=Murdoch |first1=Wendy |title=National portrait: Judge trades law books for good reads and binge-gardening in the country |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/87002985/National-portrait-Judge-trades-law-books-for-good-reads-and-binge-gardening-in-the-country |accessdate=20 December 2016 |work=The Press |date=17 December 2016 |page=C3 }}{{cite journal |editor-last=Taylor |editor-first=Alister |editor-link=Alister Taylor |title=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001 |journal=New Zealand Who's Who, Aotearoa |year=2001 |publisher=Alister Taylor Publishers |location=Auckland |issn=1172-9813 |pages=754–755}} He is a graduate of the University of Otago and the University of Virginia. He holds an honorary LLD from the University of Otago.Robertson, B., Finn, J. (2009) Adams on Criminal Law 2009 Student Edition. Brookers Ltd. {{ISBN|9780864726681}}
In 1969, Robertson married Lindsay Joyce Radford, and the couple went on to have three children.
Legal career
Before becoming a High Court judge in 1987, Robertson was a partner in the law firm Ross, Dowling, Marquet and Griffin.{{cite web |url=http://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/about/appeal/judges.html |title=The Judges of the Court of Appeal — Courts of New Zealand |website=Courtsofnz.govt.nz |accessdate=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208095919/http://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/about/appeal/judges.html# |archive-date=8 February 2008 |url-status=dead }} One of his earliest appointments after his appointment to the High Court was to chair the Search and Search Warrants Committee, which published its final report in 1988. From 2001 until his appointment as a member of the Court of Appeal, he was President of the New Zealand Law Commission.{{cite web |url=http://www.nzdrc.co.nz/About+Us/Privacy++Legal+Policies/HON+SIR+BRUCE+ROBERTSON.html |title=Hon Sir Bruce Robertson |publisher=New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre |accessdate=19 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051827/http://www.nzdrc.co.nz/About+Us/Privacy++Legal+Policies/HON+SIR+BRUCE+ROBERTSON.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} Robertson was also a judge on the Court of Appeal of Vanuatu.
Robertson is also the consulting editor for Adams on Criminal Law and Adams on Criminal Law Student Edition.
In 2013, Robertson was appointed as chairperson of the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand.{{cite web |title=Hon Sir Bruce Robertson KNZM, VGSM |url= http://www.sportstribunal.org.nz/about-us/members-of-the-tribunal/hon-sir-bruce-robertson-knzm-vgsm/ |publisher=Sports Tribunal of New Zealand |access-date=10 July 2021}}{{cite web|url= http://my.lawsociety.org.nz/news/sir-bruce-robertson-to-chair-sports-tribunal/ |title=Sir Bruce Robertson to chair Sports Tribunal – NZ Law Society |website=My.lawsociety.org.nz |date=4 July 2013 |accessdate=20 February 2016}}
Robertson was appointed as the New Zealand Commissioner of Security Warrants in July 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/commissioner-security-warrants-appointed |title=Commissioner of Security Warrants appointed |website=Beehive.govt.nz |date=2 July 2013 |accessdate=20 February 2016}}
He has been an international commercial court judge for the Qatar International Court since 2013.{{Cite web |title=Sir Bruce Robertson {{!}} QICDRC |url=https://www.qicdrc.gov.qa/sir-bruce-robertson |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.qicdrc.gov.qa}}
Honours
In the 2010 New Year Honours, Robertson was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services as a judge of the High Court and the Court of Appeal.{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2010 | title=New Year honours list 2010|date=31 December 2009| publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=4 January 2018}}
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Category:University of Otago alumni
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