10 Facts About Ronald Davison

Ronald Davison served as the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989,.

Ronald Davison was educated at Te Kuiti District High School.

In 1948, Ronald Davison married Jacqueline May Carr, and the couple had three children, including Paul Ronald Davison, who is a High Court Judge and a barrister who prosecuted, among other cases, the trial of Scott Watson for the disappearance of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds on 1 January 1998.

Ronald Davison presided over the case of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior.

Ronald Davison was their New Zealander of the Year for 1985 for his conduct during the trial of the French secret service agents.

Ronald Davison headed the government inquiry into certain matters related to overseas company taxation, popularly known as the Winebox Inquiry.

Ronald Davison presided over the 1994 inquiry into the Family court proceedings involving the Bristol family, which resulted in a number of changes being made to New Zealand's child protection legislation.

Ronald Davison was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire on 11 February 1978, just after his appointment as Chief Justice.

Ronald Davison was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, and the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990.

Jacqueline, Lady Ronald Davison, died in Auckland on 16 November 2016.