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Sir David James Carruthers is a long-serving member of the New Zealand legal community. He worked as a lawyer in Wellington, Pahitua and Palmerston North, before being appointed as a Family Court Judge in 1985. In 2001 Carruthers was appointed as Chief District Court Judge, a position he held until 2005, when he was appointed as the chairman of the New Zealand Parole Board. In 2012, Carruthers joined the Independent Police Conduct Authority as its chairman. ==Early life and career== Carruthers was born and raised in Pahiatua, New Zealand.〔(Speakers page ) of the 10th World Conference of the International Ombudsman Institute〕 He attended Victoria University, Wellington where he studied law graduating in 1962. He completed his masters in law passing with honours two years later. He practised law in Wellington and Pahiatua for 20 years before moving to Palmerston North.〔(New Parole Board appointments announced ), InfoNews 9 June 2011〕 Carruthers is married and has five children. In 1985 Carruthers was appointed as a judge in the Family Court in Wellington. Five years later he became a judge in the Youth Court, eventually being appointed as Principal Youth Court Judge. In 2000 Carruthers was asked to lead a Ministerial Taskforce on Youth Offending to come up with initiatives designed to reduce youth crime after Ministry of Justice figures showed that "over the 1990s, offending by 10- to 16-year-olds increased by 55%".〔Press release Steve Maharey, 3 October 2000 (Ministerial Taskforce on youth offending )〕 In 2001 Carruthers was appointed as Chief District Court Judge, a position he held until 2005. In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2005, Carruthers was appointed as a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and was redesignated as a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit upon the reinstitution of titular honours in 2009. Carruthers also served as a judge on the High Court of Vanuatu. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Carruthers (judge)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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