Rob Moodie (lawyer)

Rob Moodie (Robert Alexander Moodie) (born c 1939) has been a prominent New Zealand lawyer, notable for his wearing of kaftans in the 1980s and more obviously female clothing while Police Association secretary then and in the High Court in 2006.

First 60 years

Born in Dunedin, he entered foster care at age 7 when his father died.

He did not do well at school and left aged 15. He spent some years in the police force then studied law at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with first-class honours.

From 1976 to 1986 he was secretary to the Police Association. He then went farming, and was Mayor of the Manawatu district from 1995 to 1998.

Recent activities

Though he is married with three children, his recent display has been in what he reportedly calls "a gender-bending protest against the male-dominated corruption of New Zealand's judicial system".

His big project for 2006 is to help clients Keith and Margaret Berryman, whose farm was the scene of a bridge collapse that killed a visiting beekeeper.

ee also

*Te Rata Bridge

References

* Wellington, "Dominion Post", 25 July 2006, on front page under heading "Moodie: Call me Alice"
* http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3834960a11,00.html