Robson, John Lochiel Biography 1971

ROBSON, John Lochiel
CBE [ Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire] (1968)
Visiting fellow and director of studies in criminology, VUW [Victoria University of Wellington]
Born: Halcombe, 4 June 1909, son of John Templeton Robson; married 1942 Katharine Enid, daughter of Arthur Hubert Hoby; 2 sons 2 daughters
Education: Wairoa District High School, VUW, CU [Canterbury University], University College London; LLM [Master of Laws] (NZ), PhD [Doctor of Philosophy] (London); honorary LLD [Doctor of Laws], OU [Otago University] 1969; awarded Canterbury Law Society gold medal 1931; Kelliher gold medal for Law Reform; estates administration
Public Trust Office 1924-44; assistant inspector, Public Service Commission 1944-46; superintendent staff training, PSC [Public Service Commission] 1946-51; assistant secretary for Justice, Justice Department 1951-60; secretary for Justice 1960-70; Past president, life member NZ Institute Public Administration; past chairman, life member NZ Administration Staff College; chairman Public & Administration Law Reform Committee; president Stepping Stones (Incorporated), Wellington Teachers College Council; rep NZ United Nations Congress on Crime, London 1960, Stockholm 1965; participant Human Rights Seminars, Ceylon 1959, Japan 1960, NZ 1961; visiting expert UNAFEI [United Nations Asia and Far East Institute], international course Tokyo 1965, group training project Human Rights Fellows Tokyo 1967, International Refresher course Tokyo 1970
Published: NZ – The Development of its Laws and Constitution, 1967; essay Penal Policy in the Crucible, published in Law, Justice and Equity, 1967; various articles NZ Journal of Public Administration
Recreation: cricket, gardening
Private address: 28 Everest St, Khandallah, Wellington