Judge Caren Fox

Judge Caren Fox (formerly Wickliffe) is the kaiwhakawā of the Tai Rawhiti Māori Land Court based at Gisborne. She has been a law lecturer at the University of Waikato and at Victoria University of Wellington. A specialist in international human rights, Judge Fox was a Harkness Fellow to the USA in from 1991 to 1992.

Before being appointed to the bench, Fox also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants.

Judge Fox was appointed to the Tribunal in 2000.  She is currently the presiding officer for the Rotorua, Taupo and Kaingaroa inquiries which cover the central North Island.