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Lowell Goddard (Lowell Patria Goddard) was born on 25 November, 1948 in Auckland, New Zealand, is a New Zealand High Court judge. Discover Lowell Goddard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Lowell Patria Goddard
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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 25 November 1948
Birthday 25 November
Birthplace Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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Who Is Lowell Goddard's Husband?

Her husband is Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet (m. 1969-1971) Christopher Hodson (m. 1992)

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1948

Dame Lowell Patria Goddard, (born 25 November 1948) is a former New Zealand High Court judge, from 1995 to 2015.

She is thought to be the first person of Māori ancestry to have been appointed to the High Court.

1969

Goddard married John Scott (later Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet), a British journalist, in 1969.

1970

They had one daughter, born in 1970, before they divorced.

1974

She was educated at Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland, and then studied law at the University of Auckland, graduating in 1974.

1975

Goddard was admitted to the bar in 1975, and started to practise as a barrister in 1977.

Her work included a period as a member of the committee which helped establish a facility for victims of sexual abuse, which assisted police to establish a better approach to the examination and interviewing of victims.

She also took part in a youth advocacy pilot for children and young people, and was a member of a panel on New Zealand's policy regarding children in care.

1988

In 1988, she was one of the first two women to be appointed Queen's Counsel in New Zealand and in 1989 became the first woman to hold a Crown warrant.

In 1988, she and Sian Elias were the two first women to be appointed Queen's Counsel in New Zealand.

1989

She was Crown Counsel and Head of the Criminal Law Team at the Crown Law Office in Wellington from 1989 to 1995, and served as Deputy Solicitor-General of New Zealand from 1992 to 1995.

1990

In 1990, she was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, and in 1993 she received the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.

1992

In 1992, she became Deputy Solicitor-General for New Zealand.

She married Christopher Hodson in 1992.

He served in the Territorial Force (reserve) of the New Zealand Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1992.

He is Judge Advocate General of the New Zealand Armed Forces, and the Chief Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand, and also vice-president of the International Equestrian Federation.

1995

She became a High Court judge in December 1995, based in Wellington, and is believed to be the first person of Māori descent to have served as a High Court judge.

She also sat as a member of the Criminal Division of the New Zealand Court of Appeal.

2007

Between 2007 and 2012 she chaired New Zealand's Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA).

She was the first woman to serve as chair of New Zealand's Independent Police Conduct Authority, from 2007 to 2012.

2010

In 2010 she was elected as an independent expert to the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) and served in that capacity until 2016.

In that capacity she also served as an expert to the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture from 2010 to 2016.

2014

She was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the law.

2015

From February 2015 until August 2016, she chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales.

Lowell Goddard was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Goddard is Māori, and affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Ngāi Tūhoe.

Her father was Squadron Leader Pat Vaughan Goddard.

In February 2015, she was appointed to head the statutory public inquiry to replace the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales.

The British Home Secretary, Theresa May, described her as highly respected and an outstanding candidate with experience in challenging authority in this field.

Goddard said she was honoured to lead the inquiry and was aware of the scale of the undertaking, saying that "the many, many survivors of child sexual abuse, committed over decades, deserve a robust and thorough investigation of the appalling crimes perpetrated upon them."

2016

In August 2016, she tendered her resignation from the child abuse inquiry in a letter to the Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

Shortly after she wrote a report to the Home Secretary outlining her concerns on issues faced by the Inquiry.

Claims of racism and bullying made in British newspapers, more than two months after her resignation, were "strenuoulsy denied" by her.

In November 2016, Goddard announced that she would not be appearing in person before the Home Affairs Select Committee, citing legal advice; her decision was criticised by the committee's chairwoman, Yvette Cooper.