Carolyn Henwood
Dame Carolyn Henwood (née Griffiths; born 19 September 1946) is a former District and Youth Court judge in New Zealand, and an advocate for youth justice and the welfare of children in state care. She is active in the arts, particularly theatre and was a founder of Circa Theatre in Wellington. Early life and family Henwood was born Carolyn Griffiths in Wellington on 19 September 1946. She was educated at Queen Margaret College in Wellington, and graduated with Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University of Wellington in 1971. In 1969, she married actor Ray Henwood, and they had one son, television host and comedian Dai Henwood. Career While a law student, Henwood worked as a law clerk at the Wellington firm of Buddle Anderson and Kent. In 1970, she moved to a smaller firm, Olphert and Bornholdt, where she undertook mainly commercial work, and was made a partner in the firm, which became known as Olphert, Wilson, Henwood and Perry, in 1975. Henwood was appointed to the ...
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District Court Of New Zealand
The District Court of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kōti ā Rohe) (formerly the district courts before 2016) is the primary court of first instance of New Zealand. There are 59 District Court locations throughout New Zealand (). The court hears civil claims of up to $350,000 and most criminal cases. It is governed by the District Court Act 2016, which replaced the earlier District Courts Act 1947 (formerly titled the Magistrates' Courts Act 1947) as well as the District Court Rules which are periodically revised by the Rules Committee. The court was established in 1980 to replace magistrates' courts, which had dealt with minor criminal matters and civil claims since 1893. The establishment of the court was the result of the recommendations made in the 1978 report of the Royal Commission on the Courts. It was given an expanded jurisdiction and the Family Court was created as a division of the District Court in 1981. The Youth Court is another specialist division of the District Court, dea ...
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