List of the first women appointed to Australian judicial positions

This is a list of the first women judge(s) in Australia. The first court was established in 1788, the first woman to be awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree graduated in 1903, and the first woman barrister was admitted in 1905. It was not until 1965 that the first woman (Roma Mitchell) was appointed to an Australian judicial position. These pioneering Australians have been described as members of the FW2 club or First Woman to club. New South Wales Judicial Scholarship 2. Retrieved 2 November 2017. The list includes positions to which no woman has been appointed . It does not include abolished courts to which no woman was appointed, such as the Commonwealth Industrial Court.

For a list of the first women lawyers see list of first women lawyers (Australia)

Jurisdiction first woman to be appointed Name DateCommentsNotes Commonwealth Chief Justice of Australia Justice of the High Court Chief Justice of the Federal Court Judge of the Federal Court Deirdre O'Connor President of the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal Deirdre O'Connor Presidents of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission Deirdre O'Connor Chief Justice of the Family Court Judge of the Family Court Chief Federal Magistrate Federal Magistrate NSW Chief Justice President of the Court of Appeal Judge of Appeal Judge of the Supreme Court Chief Judge of the Land & Environment Court Judge of the Land & Environment Court Judge of the Industrial Court Chief Judge of the District Court Judge of the District Court Victoria Chief Justice President of the Court of Appeal Judge of the Court of Appeal Supreme Court Chief Judge of the County Court Judge of the County Court Queensland Chief Justice President of the Court of Appeal Judge of the Supreme Court Chief Judge of the District Court Judge of the District Court South Australia Chief Justice Judge of the Supreme Court Chief Judge of the District Court Judge of the District Court Chief Magistrate Tasmania Chief Justice Supreme Court Western Australia Chief Justice President Court of Appeal Judge of the Supreme Court (1998) 27 UWA Law Review 248. Chief Judge of the Family Court Family Court Chief Judge of the District Court Judge of the District Court ACT Chief Justice Additional judge of the Supreme Court Resident judge of the Supreme Court Chief MagistrateLorraine WalkerMagistrateKaren Fryar NT Chief Justice Supreme Court Norfolk Island Chief Justice Supreme Court

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