Susan Glazebrook - MA, LLB (Hons), DipBus, DPhil (Oxon)

Susan graduated from the University with an MA in History in 1978, and LLB (Hons) in 1980, and a Diploma in Business in 1994.

Susan's distinguished law career resulted in her appointment to the High Court in 2000 and to the Court of Appeal just two years later. As a member of the Advisory Council of Jurists, established by the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, she has played a leading role in two major reviews - human trafficking and the rule of law in combating terrorism.

Susan joined Simpson Grierson as a law clerk in 1986 and within three years was given a partnership where she rose to national prominence in the field of taxation. Her mastery of the New Zealand Accruals Regime was recognised by her appointment to an Inland Revenue working party to draft legislative amendments in what was then a fledgling area.

She has served as a Council member of the Auckland District Law Society, the Legal Research Foundation and the New Zealand Law Society Taxation Committee, and, in 1998, was president of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, an organisation of business lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, she has served on various boards, including the National Provident Fund and South Auckland Health where she chaired the audit committee. She also served briefly as a member of the University's Council until her appointment to the Court of Appeal.

Before joining Simpson Grierson, Susan had a varied career, including junior lecturer in history at The University of Auckland, working in Rouen, France, with an organisation responsible for the resettlement of political refugees in France and research assistant to Sir Keith Sinclair. She is the co-author of the taxation text, The New Zealand Accrual Regime - A Practical Guide and numerous papers on various legal topics.

Susan received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005.