Charles Blackie Explained

Charles Blackie
Term Start:2004
Term End:2022
Predecessor:New position
Birth Place:Putāruru, New Zealand

Charles Stuart Blackie is a New Zealand judge who is currently the Chief Justice of the Pitcairn Supreme Court and is also a judge of the District Courts of New Zealand. He is a former Commander in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Blackie was born and grew up in Putāruru and went to Auckland to study law at the age of 18.[1]

Blackie is a founding member of the Armed Forces Law Association of New Zealand and is also currently the Chief Justice of the Pitcairn Supreme Court, having been appointed to that role in 2004. He oversaw the Pitcairn sexual assault trial of 2004, which was widely covered by foreign media. Blackie was also appointed to the District Courts of New Zealand on 18 December 1998, and is a Senior District Court Judge sitting in the Manukau District Court, Auckland.[2] [3]

In his capacity as Chief Justice of the Pitcairn Supreme Court, Blackie attended the opening of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 16 October 2009.[4]

In the 2017 New Year Honours, Blackie was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to the judiciary and the community.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chief Judge Russell Johnson. EDEN crescent. 27 September 2015. 31.
  2. Web site: Commander C.S (Charles) Blackie VRD, RNZNVR. Royal New Zealand Navy. 26 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928061353/http://www.navy.mil.nz/np/naval-reserve/op/commander-charles-blackie-vrd-rnznvr.htm. 28 September 2015.
  3. Web site: The Judges of the District Court. District Courts of New Zealand. 26 September 2015. 28 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150928082159/https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/district/district/the-judges/judges. dead.
  4. Web site: HM The Queen officially opens The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. UK Supreme Court. 27 September 2015.
  5. Web site: New Year Honours 2017 - Citations for Companions of the Queen's Service Order.