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Simon France (Simon Peter France) was born on 29 May, 1958 in Wellington, New Zealand, is a New Zealand lawyer (1958–2023). Discover Simon France's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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Simon Peter France |
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| Age |
64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
29 May 1958 |
| Birthday |
29 May |
| Birthplace |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Date of death |
8 April, 2023 |
| Died Place |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| Nationality |
New Zealand
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He is a member of famous Lawyer with the age 64 years old group.
Simon France Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Simon France's Wife?
His wife is Ellen France (m. 1981)
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Ellen France (m. 1981) |
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Simon France Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Simon France worth at the age of 64 years old? Simon France’s income source is mostly from being a successful Lawyer. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated Simon France's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Lawyer |
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Timeline
Simon Peter France (29 May 1958 – 8 April 2023) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist.
Born in Wellington on 29 May 1958, France was the youngest of five children.
He grew up in Whangārei and was educated at Pompallier Catholic College, where he was head prefect and dux in 1975.
He went on to earn a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Auckland in 1979.
In January 1981, France married Ellen Larkin, who he had met during his first year at law school in Auckland, and they both then undertook postgraduate studies in Canada, at Queen's University at Kingston.
France completed a Master of Laws degree there in 1983.
On his return to New Zealand in 1984, France became a law lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington.
In 1995, he joined the Crown Law Office as a senior appellate lawyer.
Ellen France, was appointed to the High Court in 2002 and in 2006 appointed to the Court of Appeal (to which her husband was appointed 16 years later).
He was a judge of the High Court of New Zealand (2005–2022) and Court of Appeal of New Zealand (2022–2023).
He was appointed as a judge of the High Court on 19 January 2005 and remained with the High Court in Wellngton until 2022.
During that time he was the judge who presided over several complicated and high-profile criminal cases, including the trial of Ewen Macdonald for the murder of Scott Guy in 2012, and the 2015 retrial of Mark Lundy for the Lundy murders.
He was appointed to the Court of Appeal on 26 August 2022 and retired from that court on 28 February 2023 because of ill-health.
Fellow High Court judge, Sir Ron Young, has stated that, in court, France's intellect was evident as he coped with extremely complex issues, interpreting abstruse evidence and arcane legal principles for juries of laypeople but that he was also compassionate with those appearing before him as defendants or witnesses.
Young said that "[France] was just damn bright".
France was a "devout Roman Catholic".
France's wife, Ellen France is a judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
After meeting during their first year at the University of Auckland law school, and both doing postgraduate study in Canada, they worked together in the Crown Law Office.
She was president of the Court of Appeal for two years before her appointment to the Supreme Court in 2016.
France died in Wellington on 8 April 2023, at the age of 64.
