Background
Cooke, Robin Brunskill was born on May 9, 1926 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Philip Brunskill and Valmai Digby (Gore) Cooke.
Cooke, Robin Brunskill was born on May 9, 1926 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Philip Brunskill and Valmai Digby (Gore) Cooke.
Master of Laws with honors, Victoria University, Wellington, 1950. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Victoria University, Wellington, 1989. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Cambridge, 1990.
Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, 1954. Data Control Language (honorary), University Oxford, 1991.
Barrister, Wellington, New Zealand, 1955-1972. Queen's counsel, 1964. Judge New Zealand Supreme Court, New Zealand, 1972-1976, New Zealand Court of Appeal, 1976-1986.
President, 1986-1996. Member House of Lords, England, from 1996, Lord of Appeal England, 1996-2001. Member advisory board Justice All-Souls Review of Administrative Law, United Kingdom, 1979—1988.
Visiting fellow All Souls College, Oxford, 1990. Distinguished visiting fellow Victoria University, Wellington, from 1996. President Court Appeal Samoa, 1982, from 1994, Cook Islands, 1981, 82, Kiribati, from 1998.
Judge Supreme Court Fiji, 1995—2001. Overseas judge Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, from 1997.
Chairman communications of Inquiry into Housing, 1970-1971. Member International communications of Jurists (commission member), American Law Institute, Law Asia (life), Inner Temple (honorary bencher since 1985), Wellington Club, UnitedOxford & Cambridge U. Club.
Married Phyllis Annette Miller, 1952. 3 children.