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John Russell Callander

John Russell Callander (born 13 December 1940) is a former New Zealand Stipendiary Magistrate (1978-1981) and District Court Judge (1981-2013). In 1982-83 he was Chief Justice of Samoa. He served as an executive judge (1991-1994) and as a convenor of the New Zealand Parole Board (2003-2016).

Early life and education

Born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, he was educated at Scots College, Wellington, Palmerston North Boys’ High School, and The Thacher School, Ojai, California, USA. He graduated BA (1965) and LLB (1966). at Victoria University of Wellington.

Bibliography

Callander, Judge JR, Teenage Peer Influences: A Teenage Sentencing Court Evaluation, Wellington, Youth Justice Library,1987 Callander, Judge JR, Court in the Act, Auckland, Reeds Publishers, 1999 Callander, Russell, Jottings of a Geriatric Judge, Auckland, Belvedere Publishers, 2020.

Honours:

1990: New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal 2013: Companion of the Queen’s Service Order (QSO)

http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1978/1/2.pdf "People". Pacific Islands Monthly. 54 (3). 1983. p. 49 "A Career on the Bench" Auckland District Law Society. 2013-05-17.