Forrest Miller | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court | |
Assumed office 19 December 2023 | |
Justice of the Court of Appeal | |
In office 20 June 2013 – 19 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) South Otago, New Zealand |
Alma mater | |
Forrest "Forrie" Miller (born 1956) is a New Zealand lawyer and judge. He has been a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand since December 2023.
Miller was born in South Otago. He gained a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1978, and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 1981, both from the University of Otago. He later earned a Master of Laws degree at the University of Toronto in 1997. [1] [2]
Miller was admitted to the bar in 1981 and worked for a legal firm in Alexandra. He joined Chapman Tripp in 1984, becoming a partner in 1987. [3] He worked in a variety of areas of the law, including regulatory and competition law, commercial law, and public law litigation, specialising in securities. [2] He remained at Chapman Tripp until his appointment to the bench of the High Court of New Zealand in 2004. In 2013, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal. [4]
On 19 December 2023, Miller was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. [3] [5]
In 2019, Miller was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws by his alma mater, the University of Otago. [2] [6]
Forrest Miller | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court | |
Assumed office 19 December 2023 | |
Justice of the Court of Appeal | |
In office 20 June 2013 – 19 December 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) South Otago, New Zealand |
Alma mater | |
Forrest "Forrie" Miller (born 1956) is a New Zealand lawyer and judge. He has been a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand since December 2023.
Miller was born in South Otago. He gained a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1978, and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 1981, both from the University of Otago. He later earned a Master of Laws degree at the University of Toronto in 1997. [1] [2]
Miller was admitted to the bar in 1981 and worked for a legal firm in Alexandra. He joined Chapman Tripp in 1984, becoming a partner in 1987. [3] He worked in a variety of areas of the law, including regulatory and competition law, commercial law, and public law litigation, specialising in securities. [2] He remained at Chapman Tripp until his appointment to the bench of the High Court of New Zealand in 2004. In 2013, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal. [4]
On 19 December 2023, Miller was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. [3] [5]
In 2019, Miller was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws by his alma mater, the University of Otago. [2] [6]