Margaret White (judge)

For other people named Margaret White, see Margaret White (disambiguation).

The Honourable Margaret White AO FAAL
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 (age 81) Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) 2013

Margaret Jean White AO FAAL (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]

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]

Naval service

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]

References

1. "The Honourable Justice Margaret J White AO". Retrieved 7 October 2013.
2. "Margaret 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. "Officer of the Order of Australia entry for WHITE, Margaret Jean". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2020. 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.