First Female High Court Justice

Date: February 6, 1987 • Location: Canberra, Australia

Mary Gaudron became the first woman to be appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia.

Mary Genevieve Gaudron was an Australian lawyer and judge who was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was the Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 1981 to 1987 before her appointment to the High Court. After her retirement in 2002 she joined the International Labour Organization, serving as the president of its administrative tribunal from 2011 to 2014.