Margaret White (judge)

Margaret Jean White AO (born 4 June 1943) is a former Supreme Court of Queensland justice—the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court of Queensland. White was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1992 and was elevated to an Appeals Court Justice in 2010 until retirement in 2013. She has also previously served as a law lecturer at the University of Queensland.[1][2]

The Honourable

Margaret White

AO
Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
In office
2 April 1992 – 3 June 2013
Personal details
Born
Margaret Jean Broderick

(1943-06-04) 4 June 1943
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Australia (AO) 2013

Royal commission

In August 2016, White was appointed joint Commissioner with Mick Gooda for the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, replacing Brian Ross Martin.[3]

White became an inaugural member of the revived Women's Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve (WRANSR) in 1968. She served as a commander in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve from 2002 to 2010.[1]

Order of Australia

White was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2013 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to the judiciary and the law, through leadership in administration, contributions to education and law reform, and to the community of Queensland."[4]

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References
  1. "The Honourable Justice Margaret J White AO". Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. "Margaert J White". Australian Women Lawyers. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. "Gooda, White drafted in after royal commissioner stands down". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. "WHITE, Margaret Jean". It's an Honour. Australian Government. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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