Mary Gaudron

Mary Gaudron
Mary Gaudron in 2011
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office
6 February 1987 – 31 January 2003
Nominated byBob Hawke
Appointed byNinian Stephen
Preceded byAnthony Mason
Succeeded byDyson Heydon
Personal details
Born
Mary Genevieve Gaudron

(1943-01-05) 5 January 1943 (age 81)
Moree, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Spouses
  • Ben Nurse (sep.?)
  • John Fogarty
Children2 daughters and 1 son
Alma materUniversity of Sydney

Mary Genevieve Gaudron KC (born 5 January 1943), is an Australian lawyer and judge, who was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was the Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 1981 until 1987 before her appointment to the High Court. After her retirement in 2002, she joined the International Labour Organization, serving as the President of its Administrative Tribunal from 2011 until 2014.