Margaret Wilson (judge)
Margaret Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland | |
| In office 21 August 1998 – 11 April 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1953 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Judge, barrister |
Margaret Wilson KC (born 24 February 1953) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in the Trial Division. She was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1992 and served on the court from 1998 until 2014. She is also a graduate of the University of Queensland school of law.[1]
In 2014 she was appointed a judge of the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal.[2] She was the first female to serve as a Judge of the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal (2014) Rachel Subusola Olutimayin[3][4] was the first female to serve as Solomon Islands' Director of Public Prosecutions five years later.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "The Honourable Justice Margaret Wilson". Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Wilson, Margaret". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Solomon Islands appoints first woman DPP". RNZ. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Subusola our new DPP - Solomon Star News". www.solomonstarnews.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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