Thomas Eichelbaum (1931-2018) was a New Zealand jurist who served as the eleventh Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1989 to 1999. Born in Königsberg, Germany, his family emigrated to Wellington in 1938 to escape persecution, and he became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1946 and earned his law degree from Victoria University in 1954. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1978, served as President of the New Zealand Law Society from 1980 to 1982, and became a High Court judge in 1982 before his appointment as Chief Justice a decade later. After retiring in 1999 he chaired the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification and conducted a ministerial inquiry into the Peter Ellis case, and he died in Wellington in 2018.
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Sir Johann Thomas Eichelbaum (17 May 1931 – 31 October 2018) was a New Zealand jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of New Zealand.
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Sir Johann Thomas Eichelbaum was a New Zealand jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of New Zealand.
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Thomas Eichelbaum was a New Zealand jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of New Zealand.
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Thomas Eichelbaum was a New Zealand jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of New Zealand.
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In 1982, Eichelbaum was appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand.
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Wikidata Q7789308, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1931
Wikidata Q7789308, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1931-05-17
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P570 (date of death): 2018
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P570 (date of death): 2018-10-31
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P19 (place of birth): Königsberg
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P20 (place of death): Auckland
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