Ruth McColl

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The Honourable Justice
Ruth Stephanie McColl
AO
Judge of Appeal, NSW Court of Appeal
In office
29 April 2003 –27 January 2019
Personal details
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Nationality Australian
Alma mater Willoughby Girls' High School
University of Sydney
OccupationJudge, Lawyer

Ruth Stephanie McColl AO (born 1950) is a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the highest court in the State of New South Wales, Australia, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy.

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Education

McColl studied at Willoughby Girls' High School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney in 1975. [1]

Career

McColl worked as a solicitor in the NSW Crown Solicitor's Office from 1976 to 1980. [1]

In 1980, McColl was admitted to the NSW Bar. She was appointed Senior Counsel in 1994. From 1981 until 2001 McColl was elected as a member of the Bar Council of the NSW Bar Association and from 1999 to 2001 she was President of the New South Wales Bar Association – the first woman to serve in that position. [2] From 2001 to 2002, McColl was President of the Australian Bar Association, [1]

McColl has also served as Vice-President of Australian Women Lawyers (1996–99) and President of NSW Women Lawyers (1996–1997). She has been a part-time Commissioner of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission, President of the Public Interest Law Clearing House (1999–2002), Assistant Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (1998–2000), and Counsel assisting the Coroner in relation to the inquest into the 1997 Thredbo landslide. [1]

In 2003, McColl was appointed a Judge of Appeal of the NSW Court of Appeal. [1]

McColl is the current President of the Judicial Conference of Australia. [3]

Honours

In 2004, McColl was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the law, to continuing professional development and education, particularly for women, and to the community in matters affecting Indigenous groups and youth. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Who's Who in Australia
  2. ↑ "Swearing-in Ceremony of The Honourable Ruth Stephanie McColl SC as a Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW and a Judge of Appeal" (PDF). Supreme Court of NSW. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Judicial Conference of Australia website
  4. ↑ Order of Australia, in The Australian, 26 January 2004.
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