Child abuse ‘inquiry’ judge Goddard ‘scored dead last’ with devastating criticism in 2014 Judge Survey in New Zealand – including that she is a ‘puppet’
Well, that bodes well, then.
‘Goddard J scored dead last in the 2014 Judge Survey Results [by legal news website Kiwisfirst.com] in New Zealand, with many lawyers extremely critical of Lowell’s opportunistic public stances, liberties with the truth and contrarian judgments …
… Contrast Goddard J’s facade with her legacy. She was appointed to the Independent Police Conduct Authority after she complained sitting on long cases in the High Court was too stressful on her back. Her days on the IPCA were mired in secrecy, political manoeuvring and tardy rulings. She routinely sided with Crown immunity, suppression of information and against human rights.
Ever the equal opportunity disheveller, Lowell Goddard had a hand in derailing at least one police investigation into criminal judicial conduct when she was deputy solicitor general.
So what did the Home Secretary mean when she assured MPs this week that Goddard’s Inquiry will not be thwarted by the Official Secrets Act in an investigation which will delve into governmental department files in circumstances where there appears to be complicity by officials in the scandal? A hint might lie in comments of the ‘fixer’ Home Secretary May has appointed. “The inquiry will be long, challenging and complex,” forewarned Goddard J.
Experience tells us you can take Goddard J’s assessment to the bank. Hopefully the British prefer an exhaustive and complex inquiry to an accurate and transparent outcome.’
2014 New Zealand Judge Survey Results – Lowell Goddard Rock Bottom
‘Low marks across the board. Much criticism of Goddard J’s obsession with self-image, which this judge understands can only be maintained by kowtowing to powerful special interests. Said to be as committed to law as she is at marriage (several times), Goddard J is regarded by some as a human rights hypocrite, her judgments disconnected with her diligent efforts to be portrayed as a human rights advocate. “Puppet” came up more than once to describe this judge who is as white as any Irishman yet routinely presents herself as a disadvantaged Maori.’
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