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Tania June Warburton, Tania Margaret Sharkey and Ali'imuamua Sandra Alofivae have been appointed as District Court Judges, Attorney-General David Parker said today. The appointees will take up their roles in July, August and September respectively, replacing judges who are about to retire. Tania June Warburton, solicitor of Wellington, has been appointed as a District Court Judge with a jury jurisdiction, to be based initially in Wellington. Ms Warburton was as a judge's clerk to the then Chief Justice, Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, before becoming Crown Counsel with Crown Law in 1999. In 2013 she was appointed Deputy Chief Legal Counsel at the Ministry of Justice. Since 2015 has worked at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet as legal advisor to the Prime Minister. Judge Warburton will be sworn in on 28 July 2023. Tania Margaret Sharkey, barrister of Auckland, has been appointed as a District Court Judge with a family jurisdiction, to be based in Manukau. Ms Sharkey is of Tong