Karen Fryar AM (born 8 March 1956) is a former Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 6 September 1993.[1][2] She retired on 8 March 2019.[2]
Karen Fryar | |
|---|---|
| Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| In office 6 September 1993 – 8 March 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1956 |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Jurist |
She is the first woman to be appointed as a magistrate in the Australian Capital Territory and also the first woman to be appointed as a judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.[2]
Early life edit
Fryar was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1956.[3] She attended Albury High School.[3]
She studied law and Japanese at the Australian National University.[4]
Career edit
Fryar worked as a solicitor after leaving university.[4] She later worked in the public service at the Deputy Crown Solicitor's Office, the Attorney-General's Department and the Legal Aid Commission.[3][4]
In 1993, Fryar was appointed as a magistrate and became the first female judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.[2]
She became the co-ordinating magistrate of the Family Violence List and developed the Family Violence Practice Direction.[3][4]
She was awarded the ACT International Women's Day Women's Award in 2008.[3]
In 2010, she was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia 'for service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory as a magistrate and through contributions to the prevention of family violence'.[4]
Personal life edit
She has a husband and children.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Current ACT Magistrates". ACT Magistrates Court. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Back, Alexandra (8 March 2019). "Karen Fryar, first woman to the bench in Canberra, retires". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Karen Margaret Fryar". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Pohl, Katherine (26 January 2010). "Honour for ACT magistrate". ABC News. Retrieved 9 March 2019.