Peter Williams: The Ghahraman Conflict

What was that judge thinking?

That Golriz Ghahraman and District Court Judge Maria Pecotic were once lawyer colleagues is incontrovertible.

There is published evidence that they took at least one case to the Court of Appeal together. There was a report on the case in Stuff in 2016 and another story about them working together in the New Zealand Herald in February 2018.

Cam Slater: Oh My, What a Cosy Coincidence

Yesterday Golriz Ghahraman appeared in court to plead guilty for her shoplifting offences. It must have been a humiliating experience but something interesting has come to light. Ghahraman was originally due to appear on 20 March, but somehow managed to squeeze in her appearance seven days earlier.