Photo credit: Samoa Observer
QUICK FACTS:
NAME: Ida Malosi
A.K.A: Ida Malosi-Solomona
BIRTH DATE:
PLACE OF BIRTH: New Zealand
EDUCATION: Victoria University in Wellington: Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) and a Bachelor of Arts in History.
KNOWN FOR: Supreme Court Judge in Samoa and former Family Court Judge for Manukau, New Zealand.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- First Samoan and Pacific Island woman Judge in New Zealand
- First woman Supreme Court Judge in Samoa
- 2000 – A partner at law firm, King, Alofivae & Malosi: A recipient of the Auckland District Law Society’s EEO’s ‘Most Innovative’ Award
- 2002 – Sworn in as Family Court Judge for Manukau in New Zealand
- 2013 – Sworn in by the Head of State His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi at Tuaefu to the Supreme Court of Samoa
