Hon. Justice Carolyn Chalmers Simpson AO | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW | |
| In office 22 December 1993 – 29 March 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1946 Forbes, New South Wales  |
| Nationality | Australian  |
| Residence(s) | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Bathurst Teachers College University of Sydney |
Carolyn Chalmers Simpson AO (born 30 March 1946) was a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for 24 years and of its Court of Appeal for nearly three.[1][2] Justice Simpson made legal history in 1999 as one of three women judges who formed the first all-female bench to sit in an Australian court.[3] She was the second woman to be appointed to the court.[4]
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