Sir John Steele Henry KNZM KC PC (born 3 July 1932) is a New Zealand jurist and former Court of Appeal judge, and member of the well-known Henry family.
Henry was born in 1932 in Auckland, the son of former High Court judge, the Hon.
[1] He worked as a barrister and solicitor at the Henry family law firm, Wilson Henry (now Hesketh Henry) that was established by his father, Sir Trevor, and gained a reputation as a robust litigator, building a substantial commercial litigation team at the firm.
In 1996 he became a member of the Privy Council and sat on its Judicial Committee.
In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Henry was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a judge of the Court of Appeal.