Margaret McMurdo

The Honourable Margaret Anne McMurdo AC FAAL
President of the Queensland Court of Appeal
In office 30 July 1998 – 24 March 2017
Preceded by	Tony Fitzgerald
Succeeded by	Walter Sofronoff
Judge of the Children's Court of Queensland
In office 1993–1998
Judge of the District Court of Queensland
In office 29 January 1991 – 29 July 1998
Personal details
Born	Margaret Anne Hoare (1954-08-30) 30 August 1954 (age 70) Brisbane
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Philip McMurdo
Education	Brisbane Girls Grammar School University of Queensland

Margaret Anne McMurdo AC FAAL (born 30 August 1954) is the former president of the Queensland Court of Appeal. Appointed on 30 July 1998, she was the first female president of an appellate court in Australia. She resigned effective 24 March 2017 after more than 18 years as a justice of the Court of Appeal.^[1]