Louise Taylor (jurist)

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Magistrate
Louise Taylor
Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory
Assumed office
10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Children2
Alma materAustralian National University
OccupationLawyer, Jurist

Louise Taylor is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 10 September 2018.[1]

She is the first Aboriginal to be appointed as a judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.[2][3]

Early life[]

Taylor grew up in Sydney.[4] She moved to Canberra during high school.[5]

She attended the Australian National University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts as well as a Bachelor of Laws.[4][5]

Career[]

Taylor was admitted to practice as a solicitor and barrister in 2001.[4]

She first worked as a prosecutor with the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions.[2] She also worked at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.[6]

Taylor then worked as a defence lawyer.[2]

She received the ACT International Women's Day Award in 2009.[4][7] She has served as Chair of the Women's Legal Centre ACT.[4][7][8] She has also served as Chair of the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Women and the ACT Domestic Violence Prevention Council.[4]

In 2014, Taylor was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Legal Aid ACT.[2][7][9]

She was appointed a magistrate on 10 September 2018.[1]

Taylor serves as a member of the Law Council of Australia's Indigenous Legal Issues Committee and as an Associate of the University of New South Wales Indigenous Law Centre.[6][8]

Personal life[]

Taylor is a Kamilaroi woman.[5] She has a husband and four children.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ramsay, Gordon (8 October 2018). "Eighth Magistrate appointed". Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Foden, Blake (17 September 2018). "'You can't be what you can't see': ACT's first Aboriginal magistrate". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Historic Judicial Appointment". ABC Radio. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Louise Taylor". Indigenous Law Centre: UNSW Law. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Louise Taylor LLB '01, BA '01". ANU. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b Inman, Michael (10 August 2018). "ACT appoints its first Aboriginal judicial officer". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Bushnell, Ian. "Louise Taylor becomes ACT's newest magistrate and first Aboriginal judicial officer". The RiotACT. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Louise Taylor". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Historic day as Louise Taylor appointed ACT's first Aboriginal magistrate". Women's Agenda. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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