Andrew Tipping

Sir Andrew Patrick Charles Tipping KNZM PC (born 22 August 1942) is an acting judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. In 1986, he was appointed to the High Court. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 June 1997, and appointed to the Privy Council a year later. On 1 January 2004, Tipping became one of the initial members of the new Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Tipping retired from the Supreme Court on 17 August 2012. On 20 September 2012 Tipping was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court.

In the 2006 New Year Honours Tipping was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services as a judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of New Zealand. In the Special Honours 2009 he accepted re-designation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit following the re-introduction of titular honours by the New Zealand government.