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Our Mission & Vision as a Community of Women.
Our Mission
The AAWJ’s main mission is to promote the female judicial role of protecting the rights of individuals under the rule of law through strong & diverse judicial leadership; fairness and equality in the courts; and equal access to justice.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a dynamic community of engaged & linked Women Judges in Australia and Internationally, through Educational Programs, National & International Conferences and Networking Activities.

AAWJ Committee

Members of the AAWJ Committee include:

President:

Justice McIntyre, Justice Supreme Court of South Australia

Vice-President:

Mara Barone, Judge District Court of Western Australia

Secretary:

Judge Robyn Tupman, District Court NSW

Treasurer:

Maria Panagiotidis, Magistrate Magistrates Court of South Australia

ACT Members:

Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson, Justice ACT Supreme Court

Jane Campbell, Magistrate ACT Magistrates Court

FEDERAL Members:

Diana Bryant, Retired Chief Justice Family Court of Australia, Victoria

Geri Ettinger, Retired Senior Member AAT, NSW

Linda Kirk, Senior Member AAT, NSW

Theresa Dobson, DP Fair Work Commission

NSW Members:

Beverly Schurr, Retired Magistrate NSW Local Court

Judge Robyn Tupman, District Court NSW

NT Members:

Jenny Blokland, Justice NT Supreme Court

Elizabeth Morris, Chief Judge NT Local Court

QLD Members:

Barbara Kent, Member, QCAT

Elizabeth Wilson, Justice Supreme Court of Queensland

SA Members:

Karen Thomas, Judge District Court of South Australia

Maria Panagiotidis, Magistrate Magistrates’ Court of South Australia

TAS Members: 

Jackie Hartnett, Magistrate Tasmanian Magistrates’ Court

Helen Wood, Justice Supreme Court of Tasmania

VIC Members:

Frances Millane, Retired Judge County Court Victoria and VP VCAT

WA Members:

Genevieve Cleary, Magistrate WA Magistrates’ Court

Jenni Hill, Justice Supreme Court of Western Australia

Sub-Committees

The Sub-Committees of the AAWJ include:

Diversity Sub-Committee

Jay Pandya, Jacqui Payne, and Geri Ettinger

Climate Change Sub-Committee  (click here to read the Terms of Reference)

Geri Ettinger, Rachel Pepper, Peta Stilgoe

CEVAW Sub-Committee (Centre for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) 

Caitlin English, Diana Bryant, Frances Millane, Julie McIntyre

 

Last updated 08 November 2023

Our Beginnings…
Founded in 1991 by the Hon. Justice Jane Mathews AO of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Australian Association of Women Judges (AAWJ) is the Australian member association of the Washington DC-based International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose members represent all levels of the judiciary worldwide and whose activities are centred around support for women in the judiciary, and access to justice. The current President of the AAWJ is Her Hon. President Fleur Kingham of the Land Court of Queensland.