Peter George Spenser Penlington CNZM KC (13 December 1932 – 31 January 2025) was a New Zealand lawyer and judge.
[2] He received his education at St Albans Primary School, Christ's College (1946–1950), and the University of Canterbury.
[1] In his latter years, Penlington lived at a retirement village in the Christchurch suburb of Russley, and he died there on 31 January 2025, at the age of 92.
[4] On his retirement as a permanent judge of the High Court on 10 December 2000, he was granted retention of the title The Honourable.
[6] In the 2003 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, in recognition of his service as a High Court judge.