Sally Thomas

Sally Thomas
Thomas in 2014
Administrator of the Northern Territory
In office
31 October 2011 – 30 October 2014
DeputyPat Miller
Preceded byTom Pauling
Succeeded byJohn Hardy
Chancellor of Charles Darwin University
In office
2010–2016
Preceded byRichard Ryan
Succeeded byNeil Balnaves
Judge of the Supreme Court (NT)
In office
30 July 1992 – 7 August 2009
Personal details
Born (1939-08-07) 7 August 1939 (age 85)
Cambridge, England
SpouseTed Rowe
Domestic partnerDuncan McNeill
EducationHornsby Girls' High School
ProfessionLawyer

Sally Gordon Thomas AC (born 7 August 1939) is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, serving from 1992 to 2009. She was appointed to the Court on 10 August 1992 and was the first woman to be appointed a Judge of the Court. She was sworn in as the first female Administrator of the Northern Territory in October 2011. One of her first engagements in the role was to welcome Barack Obama, the President of the United States, to Darwin during his visit in November 2011.