A man of fine words and compassionate judgment.
That’s what the late Judge Mick Brown is remembered for by a long time family friend.
Judge Brown died on Thursday at the age of 77, and he will be buried today at Waikumete Cemetery after a funeral service at the Church of the Holy Sepuchre in Auckland.
Bob Newson says a stream of people came to his tangi at Te Mahurehure Marae over the weekend bringing memories of him changing the way courts operate, as well his contributions to the wider community and in fostering sports such as cricket and golf.
He says he will probably be best remembered for giving families a greater say in how their young people could be rehabilitated if they went off the rails, rather than locking them up.
"If there’s one thing he kept them away from the institutions and then getting whanau to introduce programmes like the family group conference where that has just swept the world, it's gone over to many countries around the world now thanks to a legend like Mick Brown. So yes, we honour the man today in his quiet spoken way. A determined man and also a fantastic orator. He chose his words carefully. Fine words was what I think of Mick Brown as," says Bob Newson
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