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Dame Judith Marjorie Potter, (born 1942), is a former High Court Judge in New Zealand. ==Career== Potter graduated from the University of Auckland in 1965, and went on to become a senior partner at law firm, Kensington Swan. She is the former President of the Auckland District Law Society and was the first woman president of the New Zealand Law Society.〔(Justice Judith Potter - LLB ). The University of Auckland.〕 On 20 March 1997 Potter was appointed as a judge of the High Court of New Zealand〔〔"(Appointment of Judge of the High Court )" (20 March 1997) 25 "The New Zealand Gazette 617.〕 Potter has presided over several high-profile cases in her 15 years on the bench.〔 One such case which prompted a mild rebuke from the United Nations Human Rights Committee〔Emelysifa Jessop v New Zealand Communication No. 1758/2008, 21 April 2008〕 was the criminal conviction of twelve-year-old Emelysifa Jessop for aggravated robbery. In 1998, Potter convicted and sentenced the girl to 4 years. When this conviction was overturned on grounds the judge had convicted Miss Jessop despite her not entering a plea, Potter presided over the retrial and sentenced the girl to 4 years and eight months.〔background, Jessop v Queen SC8/2006 () NZSC 96, 30.11.07〕 Her previous roles include director of the Electricity Corporation, a director of the New Zealand Guardian Trust Company, chairwoman of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and a member of the Securities Commission. In 2000 Potter issued an influential ruling balancing the rights of those alleging harassment and the rights of freedom of expression in ''Beadle v Allen''.〔Beadle v Allen () NZFLR 639 at 662 para 36-40〕 In 2007 Potter jailed website editor Vince Siemer for his continual breaches of a High Court injunction.〔''Stiassny v Siemer'' CIV-2005-404-1808, 30 March 2011〕 Potter has been criticised in the media for sentences which were considered excessively lenient. On 31 December 2012 Potter retired from the bench in New Zealand〔"(Appointment of Acting Judge of High Court )" (4 October 2012) 122 "The New Zealand Gazette" 3449 at 3484.〕 and accepted an appointment to the High Court of the Cook Islands. 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「Judith Potter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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