Court of Appeal of New Zealand

The Court of Appeal is a New Zealand Court of Appeal. It has its headquarters in Wellington.

Role and structure of the court

The court is responsible for calling methods from the civil and criminal law that were negotiated last instance in the High Court and on appeal to serious crime that was punished in district courts. The Court of Appeal has an important role in the development of legal principles in the country and supervised on the appeal, the jurisdiction of the High Court

The Court consists of the President and eight other judges. All judges of the Court of Appeal have precedence over those of the High Court, with the exception of the Chairman and judges of the Supreme Court. The President of the Court of Appeal holds the rank of his eight judges.

History

The Court of Appeal has existed since 1862. Prior to this appointment procedure of appropriately qualified judges in the colony of New Zealand were the then Supreme Court for lack of negotiating before the Privy Council in London. Under these conditions, to institute an appeal, however, exceeded the time the financial capabilities of most people in the colony.

After the establishment of the Court of Appeal judges of the Supreme Court were parked on a rotating basis for pending appeal. This resulted in the years increased to overwork the judges and frequent difficulties with the judges to work for the Court of Appeal. 1957 has been furnished with specially ordered Appeals judges in Wellington a permanent Court of Appeal.

The wearing of robes was abolished in the Court of Appeal on 1 July 2011.