Governor Appoints Aura Cassidy As Magistrate
Governor Rena Lalgie announced the appointment of Aura Cassidy as Magistrate with effect from 1 February 2024.
Government House said, “This appointment follows an open and competitive recruitment process and a recommendation received from the Judicial and Legal Services Committee.
The Governor said, “I am very pleased to announce Ms Cassidy’s appointment as Magistrate following consultation with the Acting Chief Justice and a recommendation of the Judicial & Legal Services Committee. Ms Cassidy is highly qualified to take on the challenges of this role, not only from her experience as an Acting Magistrate but also from her wider legal experience in private practice. I wish Ms Cassidy well in her new position.”
Ms Cassidy was called to the Bar of New Zealand [Waikato and Bay of Plenty[ Barrister Roll of the High Court and the Bermuda Bar in 2008.
She served as Crown Counsel in the Department of Public Prosecutions between 2008 and 2012 after which she was in private practice until her recent appointment as Magistrate. Ms Cassidy has served as an Acting Magistrate since 2019 on an ad hoc basis.
Best wishes.
Very interesting selection. They truly know how to stack the bench with those will follow orders
Yep spot on
Hope you thanked you mother to where you are now Aura.
Congrats Ms. Cassidy!
Good job, well deserved…a respectable and fair Magistrate…????????
Based on what you said , what are the questions marks for ?
Aura does not need any luck, she knows what she is doing!! One of the best lawyers i know!! Have a good one Aura, bless u 20 times..