Sharon McAuslan

Sharon Elizabeth Couper McAuslan QSO (née Rutherford, 1945 – 24 May 2019) was a New Zealand jurist. She was a judge of the District Court from 1995 to 2015.

Sharon McAuslan

QSO
McAuslan in 2016
Judge of the District Court of New Zealand
In office
1995–2015
Personal details
Born
Sharon Elizabeth Couper Rutherford

1945 (1945)
Died24 May 2019(2019-05-24) (aged 73–74)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Spouse(s)
Alexander Norval Murray McAuslan
​
(
m. 1977)
Children1[1]

Born in 1945, McAuslan was admitted to the bar in 1986.[1] She was a senior Crown prosecutor in the Crown Solicitor's Office in Auckland in the early 1990s.[2] She was a team leader in the New Zealand Law Society's litigation skills programme, and was an examiner at the University of Auckland for overseas lawyers wanting to qualify to practise in New Zealand.[2]

In 1995, McAuslan was appointed to the bench of the Auckland District Court, transferring to the North Shore District Court, and then, in 2000, to the Manukau District Court.[2] She served as the criminal liaison judge for the Pukekohe and Papakura District Courts, and was a member of the District Court Jury Judges Committee.[2] McAuslan retired from the bench in 2015.[2] However, she was appointed an acting District Court judge for two years from 30 January 2016,[3] and was reappointed for a further two-year term from 14 January 2019.[4]

In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, McAuslan was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to the judiciary.[5]

Death

McAuslan died in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 24 May 2019.[6]

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References
  1. Adlam, Geoff (2019). "Judge Sharon Elizabeth Couper McAuslan QSO, 1945–2019". New Zealand Law Society. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "Queen's 90th Birthday honours list 2016 – citations for Companions of the Queen's Service Order". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. "Honours for judiciary and lawyers". New Zealand Law Society. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. "Acting Employment Court and District Court judges appointed". New Zealand Law Society. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "Queen's 90th Birthday honours list 2016". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. "Sharon McAuslan death notice". New Zealand Herald. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.


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