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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 Julie McIntyre, Supreme Court of South Australia

Vice-President:

Judge Mara Barone, District Court of Western Australia

Secretary:

Judge Robyn Tupman, District Court of New South Wales

Treasurer:

Magistrate Maria Panagiotidis, Magistrates Court of South Australia

ACT Members:

Justice Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson, Supreme Court of ACT

Magistrate Jane Campbell, Magistrates Court of ACT

FEDERAL Members:

Justice Jane Needham, Federal Court of Australia

Judge Charlotte Kelly, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Theresa Dobson, DP Fair Work Commission

Geri Ettinger, Retired Senior Member AAT, NSW

NSW Members:

Judge Pauline David, District Court of New South Wales

Beverly Schurr, Retired Magistrate New South Wales Local Court

NT Members:

Justice Jenny Blokland, Supreme Court of the Northern Territory

Chief Judge Elizabeth Morris, Northern Territory Local Court

QLD Members:

Justice Elizabeth Wilson, Supreme Court of Queensland

Barbara Kent, Member, QCAT

SA Members:

Judge Karen Thomas, District Court of South Australia

Commissioner Anne McDonald, South Australian Employment Tribunal

TAS Members: 

Justice Helen Wood, Supreme Court of Tasmania

Magistrate Jackie Hartnett, Magistrates Court of Tasmania

VIC Members:

Justice Michelle Quigley, Supreme Court of Victoria

Judge Elizabeth Brimer, County Court of Victoria

Frances Millane, Retired Judge, County Court Victoria and VP VCAT

WA Members:

Magistrate Genevieve Cleary, Magistrates Court of Western Australia

Justice Jenni Hill, Supreme Court of Western Australia

Sub-Committees

The Sub-Committees of the AAWJ include:

Diversity Sub-Committee

Magistrate Jay Pandya, Magistrate Jacqui Payne, Geri Ettinger

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

Geri Ettinger, Justice Rachel Pepper, President Peta Stilgoe

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

Fleur Kingham, Magistrate Jay Pandya and Frances Millane

Last updated September 2025

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.
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