Patrick Mahony

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Sir
Patrick Mahoney
KNZM
2nd Principal Family Court judge
In office
1985–2004

Patrick Desmond Mahony KNZM is a former New Zealand judge. He served as principal judge of the Family Court from 1985 to 2004.

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Biography

From 1950 to 1953, Mahoney was educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream, where he was proxime accessit to the dux in his final year. [1] He studied law at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1968. [2] He worked for a Wellington law firm, primarily working in the area of corporate law. [3]

In 1978, Mahony was appointed to the bench as a stipendary magistrate (now called District Court judge) based in Auckland. [1] He was one of the original appointments to the Family Court of New Zealand when it was established in 1981, and in 1985 he became the principal judge of that court. [4] He was intimately involved in work that led to the Domestic Violence Act 1995, and in 1996 he established the Family Violence Taskforce. [4] Mahony retired as principal Family Court judge in 2004, and was succeeded in that role by Peter Boshier. [5] Mahony continued as a part-time acting District Court judge until 2010. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Following his retirement from the Family Court, Mahony served as a member of the New Zealand Parole Board, and succeeded Anand Satyanand as chair of the confidential forum for former psychiatric patients. [3]

Mahony's wife, Shirley, Lady Mahony, died on 11 August 2023. [10]

Honours and awards

In 1990, Mahony received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [11] In the 2004 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the Family Court. [12] Following the reintroduction of titular honours by the New Zealand government in 2009, Mahony accepted redesignation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. [13] In 2016, Mahony was named old boy of the year by his old high school, St Patrick's College. [1]

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  2. ↑ "Roll of graduates 1968 (January to June)". Calendar 1969 (PDF). Victoria University of Wellington. p. 461. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Old boy of the year". St Patrick's College Old Boys' Association. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 Thompson, Wayne (31 December 2003). "New Year honours: Patrick Mahony". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "New principal judge named in Family Court". The New Zealand Herald . 3 February 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Acting District Court judge appointed". New Zealand Gazette . No. 173. 18 December 2003. p. 4772. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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  11. ↑ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 238. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.
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  13. ↑ "Special honours list 1 August 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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