Margaret Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland | |
| In office 21 August 1998 –11 April 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1953 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Judge, barrister |
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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.
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