Margaret Wilson (judge)

The Honourable
Margaret Wilson
KC
Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
In office
21 August 1998 – 11 April 2014
Personal details
Born (1953-02-24) 24 February 1953 (age 71)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationJudge, barrister

Margaret Wilson KC (born 24 February 1953) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in the Trial Division. She was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1992 and served on the court from 1998 until 2014. She is also a graduate of the University of Queensland school of law.[1]

In 2014 she was appointed a judge of the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal.[2] She was the first female to serve as a Judge of the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal (2014) Rachel Subusola Olutimayin[3][4] was the first female to serve as Solomon Islands' Director of Public Prosecutions five years later.

  1. ^ "The Honourable Justice Margaret Wilson". Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Wilson, Margaret". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Solomon Islands appoints first woman DPP". RNZ. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Subusola our new DPP - Solomon Star News". www.solomonstarnews.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.