Sir David Williams | |
|---|---|
| Williams at his investiture | |
| 5th Chief Justice of the Cook Islands | |
| In office 2005 –13 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Laurence Greig |
| Succeeded by | Tom Weston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Arthur Rhodes Williams 17 April 1941 Auckland,New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland (LLB) Harvard Law School (LLM) [1] |
Sir David Arthur Rhodes Williams KNZM KC (born 17 April 1941) is a New Zealand lawyer,jurist,and international arbitrator. From 2005 to 2010 he served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands. [2]
Williams was born in 1941 in Auckland. [3] In the 2017 New Year Honours,he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to international law and international arbitration. [4]