List of the first women appointed to Australian judicial positions
Table:
Jurisdiction

first woman to be appointed

Name

Date

Comments

Notes

Commonwealth
Chief Justice of Australia
Susan Kiefel
31 January 2017

[6]

Judge of the High Court
Mary Gaudron
6 February 1987

[7]

Chief Justice of the Federal Court

Judge of the Federal Court
Deirdre O'Connor
1 July 1990

[8]

Chief Justice of the Family Court
Elizabeth Evatt
11 November 1976

[9]

Judge of the Family Court
Elizabeth Evatt
11 November 1976

[9]

Chief Federal Magistrate [a]
Diana Bryant
11 May 2000

[10]

Federal Magistrate
Norah Hartnett
Christine Mead
Judy Ryan
28 June 2000

[11]

NSW
Chief Justice

President of the Court of Appeal
Margaret Beazley
1 March 2013

[12]

Judge of Appeal
Margaret Beazley
29 April 1996

[12]

Judge of the Supreme Court
Jane Mathews
7 July 1987

[13]

Chief Judge of the Land & Environment Court
Mahla Pearlman
6 April 1992

[14]

Judge of the Land & Environment Court
Mahla Pearlman
6 April 1992

[14]

Judge of the Industrial Court
Leonie Glynn
14 April 1980

[15]

Chief Judge of the District Court

Judge of the District Court
Jane Mathews
1980

[13]

Victoria
Chief Justice
Marilyn Warren
25 November 2003

[16]

President of the Court of Appeal

Judge of the Court of Appeal
Susan Kenny
25 July 1997

[17]

Supreme Court
Rosemary Balmford
6 March 1996

[18]

Chief Judge of the County Court

Judge of the County Court
Lynette Schiftan
1985

[19]

Queensland
Chief Justice
Catherine Holmes
11 September 2015

[20]

President of the Court of Appeal
Margaret McMurdo
30 July 1998

[21]

Judge of the Supreme Court
Margaret White
2 April 1992

[22]

Chief Judge of the District Court
Patsy Wolfe
1999

[23]

Judge of the District Court
Margaret McMurdo
29 January 1991

[21]

South Australia
Chief Justice

Judge of the Supreme Court
Roma Mitchell
23 September 1965

[4]

Chief Judge of the District Court

Judge of the District Court
Kemeri Murray
1973

[24]

Chief Magistrate
Elizabeth Bolton
February 2007

[25]

Tasmania
Chief Justice

Supreme Court
Shan Tennent
15 March 2005

[26]

Western Australia
Chief Justice

President Court of Appeal
Carmel McLure
November 2009

[27]

Judge of the Supreme Court
Christine Wheeler
30 October 1996

[28]

Family Court

Chief Judge of the District Court
Antoinette Kennedy
1 January 2004

[29]

Judge of the District Court
Antoinette Kennedy
15 March 1985

[30]

ACT
Chief Justice
Helen Murrell
28 October 2013

[31]

Additional judge of the Supreme Court
Margaret Beazley
22 June 1994

[12]

Resident judge of the Supreme Court
Hilary Penfold
1 February 2008

[32]

NT
Chief Justice

Supreme Court
Sally Thomas
30 July 1992

[33]

Norfolk Island
Chief Justice

Supreme Court
Susan Kiefel
16 December 2004

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