3 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁was ▁the ▁sixth ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁served ▁occasionally ▁as ▁Administr ator ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁of ▁Jewish ▁descent ▁to ▁hold ▁this ▁position . ▁He ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Mot ue ka , ▁My ers ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Thor nd on ▁School ▁and ▁Well ington ▁College , ▁and ▁gained ▁his ▁LL   B ▁from ▁Can ter bury ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁After wards ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple . ▁ ▁My ers ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁San ▁Francisco ▁conference ▁that ▁produced ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice . ▁He ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁but ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁and ▁then ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁My ers ▁died ▁in ▁Well ington ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁aged ▁ 7 6 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁King ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁K CM G ▁in ▁ 1 9 3