John Reed (judge)

Sir John Ranken Reed CBE KC (26 December 1864 – 22 April 1955) was a New Zealand judge.

[4] Bailey retired at the end of 1919 and two of the staff became partners instead, and the practice was then known as Reed, Towle, Hellaby, and Cooper.

[6] Outside of the judiciary, Reed had a strong interest in military matters and in 1911, he was appointed Judge Advocate General of the New Zealand Territorial Forces.

[9] Reed was also a prominent Freemason,[6] serving as the Auckland district grand master for seven years.

[10] Reed was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (military division) in the 1919 King's Birthday Honours.