Peter Quilliam

Who was Peter Quilliam?

Sir James Peter Quilliam was Chief Justice of the Cook Islands and a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand.

Quilliam graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1943. He practiced law in New Plymouth, then served as a High Court judge from 1969 to 1988 before becoming the first head of New Zealand's Police Complaints Authority. He became a Knight Bachelor in the 1988 New Year Honours.

Quilliam later became a judge of the High Court of the Cook Islands and Cook Islands Court of Appeal and served as Chief Justice.