John Wallace (New Zealand judge) explained

Sir John Hamilton Wallace (9 September 193420 September 2012) was a judge of the High Court of New Zealand

Wallace was born in Auckland, and educated at King's College, Auckland, and Merton College, Oxford, graduating in 1957.^[1] He was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1958, and became a barrister the following year. Wallace married Elizabeth Goodwin in 1961 and they had two children.^{[2] [3]} In 1984 Wallace was appointed Chief Human Rights Commissioner and in 1985 was appointed Chairman of the 1985–86 Royal Commission on the Electoral System which recommended MMP for electing Parliament.

In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, Wallace was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, in recognition of his services as a judge of the High Court.^[4]

Wallace died in Auckland on 20 September 2012.^[2]

References

• Royal Commission on the Electoral System (AJHR 1986 H3)

Notes and References

1. Book: Levens. R.G.C.. Merton College Register 1900-1964. 1964. Basil Blackwell. Oxford. 461.
2. Web site: Sir John Wallace KNZM, QC, 1934 – 2012. New Zealand Law Society. 13 March 2013.
3. Web site: Former Chief Human Rights Commissioner Sir John Wallace QC mourned. New Zealand Human Rights Commission. 13 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130307015851/http://www.hrc.co.nz/2012/former-chief-human-rights-commissioner-sir-john-wallace-qc-dies. 7 March 2013. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 1997. 2 June 1997 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 16 July 2020.