Louise Taylor (jurist)

Louise Taylor is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 10 September 2018.[1]

Magistrate

Louise Taylor
Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory
Assumed office
10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Children2
Alma materAustralian National University
OccupationLawyer, Jurist

She is the first Aboriginal to be appointed as a judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.[2][3]

Early life

Taylor grew up in Sydney.[4] She moved to Canberra during high school.[5]

She attended the Australian National University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Bachelor of Laws.[4][5]

Career

Taylor was admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister in 2001.[4]

She first worked as a prosecutor with the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions.[2] She also worked at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.[6]

Taylor then worked as a defence lawyer.[2]

She received the ACT International Women's Day Award in 2009.[4][7] She has served as Chair of the Women's Legal Centre ACT.[4][7][8] She has also served as Chair of the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women and the ACT Domestic Violence Prevention Council.[4]

In 2014, Taylor was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Legal Aid ACT.[2][7][9]

She was appointed a magistrate on 10 September 2018.[1]

Taylor serves as a member of the Law Council of Australia's Indigenous Legal Issues Committee and as an Associate of the University of New South Wales Indigenous Law Centre.[6][8]

Personal life

Taylor is a Kamilaroi woman.[5] She has a husband and four children.[2]

References
  1. Ramsay, Gordon (8 October 2018). "Eighth Magistrate appointed". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. Foden, Blake (17 September 2018). "'You can't be what you can't see': ACT's first Aboriginal magistrate". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. "Historic Judicial Appointment". ABC Radio. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. "Louise Taylor". Indigenous Law Centre: UNSW Law. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. "Louise Taylor LLB '01, BA '01". ANU. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. Inman, Michael (10 August 2018). "ACT appoints its first Aboriginal judicial officer". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. Bushnell, Ian. "Louise Taylor becomes ACT's newest magistrate and first Aboriginal judicial officer". The RiotACT. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. "Louise Taylor". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. "Historic day as Louise Taylor appointed ACT's first Aboriginal magistrate". Women's Agenda. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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