- 232 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Retired judge Rosemary Riddell shares her reminiscences of life on the bench, complete with its humour, frustrations and poignant moments. A unique glimpse into a world most of us can only imagine, her story is a fascinating commentary on New Zealand life from the point of view of a woman involved in the top levels of our justice system.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 Mental health
- 2 Judicial camaraderie
- 3 Sentencing
- 4 The custody tussle
- 5 What’s yours is mine
- 6 The eye is on you
- 7 How it began
- 8 The media: social and antisocial
- 9 The dark side
- 10 The unexpected
- 11 On circuit
- 12 ‘Line ’em up and shoot ’em’
- 13 Judged by your peers
- 14 Court etiquette
- 15 ‘So, what do you do for a living?’
- 16 The poverty trap
- 17 ‘I’ve never been here before’
- 18 In their ivory towers
- 19 My learned friend
- 20 Writing decisions
- 21 Justice must be seen to be done
- 22 It’s all Parliament’s fault
- 23 The vexatious litigant
- 24 Community involvement
- 25 Stress
- 26 Racism
- 27 Witness reliability
- 28 Is it hard to decide?
- 29 Where there’s a will
- 30 Judicial independence
- 31 A matter of substance
- 32 So you want to become a judge?
- 33 The after life
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- About the author