District Court Judges Appointed

District Court Judges Appointed

Mr Retzlaff served as President of the Pacific Lawyer's Association from 2012 to 2014 and carries the chiefly matai titles from his family in Samoa of Lemalu from Safato'a Lefaga, and a bestowed chiefly title of Mua'utasi from Puipa'a Faleata.

District Court Judges appointed

Attorney-General Hon Judith Collins KC today announced the appointment of three new District Court Judges.    The appointees will take up their roles in May, filling vacancies at the Wellington, Manukau and Dunedin courts.    Those appointed are:  David Laurenson KC  Mr Laurenson worked as a paralegal in London from 1988-1990 and was admitted to the New Zealand bar in 1990. He joined Bell Gully in 1990 before moving to Luke Cunningham from 1993-…

Former Attorney-General of Samoa appointed District Court Judge

Former Attorney General of Samoa, Lemalu Hermann Retzlaff. Photo: Samoa Global News Attorney-General Hon Judith Collins KC today announced the appointment of three new District Court Judges. The appointees will take up their roles in May, filling vacancies at the Wellington, Manukau and Dunedin courts. Among the new appointments is the former Attorney-General of Samoa Lemalu Herman Retzlaff. Lemalu is currently serving as the National Public Def…