Christine French

Christine Ruth French (born 1958) is a New Zealand lawyer and judge, serving as the president of the Court of Appeal since 21 November 2024. She has been a judge of the Court of Appeal since 2012, having been a judge of the High Court since 2008.

French has degrees from the University of Otago (1981) and the University of Oxford (1983), studying at the latter as a Rhodes scholar.

On 23 October 2024, French was named as the president of the Court of Appeal, effective from 21 November 2024.