Judge Pamela Andrews was sworn in as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal yesterday by the President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, at the State House in Suva.

Justice of Appeal Judge Andrews is a retired New Zealand judge and lawyer. She served on the High Court of New Zealand from 2006 to 2015.

She comes with experience having gained her first qualification from the Victoria University of Wellington with an LLB in 1983, having previously worked as a writer and journalist at the Consumers’ Institute, and for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1968 and 1973.

She worked at the law firm Luke Cunningham and Clere, before joining Kensington Swan (later acquired by Dentons) in 1985 and being made a partner in 1988.

Judge Andrews served as a member of the Refugee Status Appeals Authority, resigning in 2006 upon her appointment at the High Court.

She sat on the bench of the High Court in Auckland for nine years, until retiring in 2015. She then chaired the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal from May 2016 to 2019.

She was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the judiciary, in the 2016 New Year Honours.

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