Christchurch prosecutor appointed as judgeALDEN WILLIAMS/STUFF Deidre Orchard will be sworn in as a judge on December 13 before taking up the role in Whangārei. Christchurch Crown prosecutor Deidre Orchard has been appointed a district court judge. She will be sworn in at a ceremony in Christchurch on December 13, then take up her appointment as a trial-warranted judge in Whangārei. From 1986, Orchard was a barrister principally engaged in criminal defence work, but was also on the Canterbury District Crown Panel. She joined Raymond Donnelly and Co in Christchurch in 2004 as a Crown prosecutor and was made an associate of that firm in 2006.

Source: Stuff November 29, 2017 23:03 UTC