Rosemary Balmford

Rosemary Anne Balmford AM (née Norris; 15 September 1933 – 8 August 2017) was an Australian judge, barrister, solicitor and legal academic. She was the first female judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and the first female lecturer in the law faculty of the University of Melbourne.Balmford was born in 1933 in Melbourne. Her parents were Sir John Norris, also a barrister and Supreme Court judge, and Dame Ada Norris (née Bickford). Quotes “her appointment would help establish in the minds of other women an awareness that they could aspire to the same”. “The University was one’s whole life,” “In my first year I would wake up every morning and think ‘another wonderful day!’” Méabh Loughnane The Honourable Rosemary Anne Balmford AM was a trailblazer for women in the law. 18, November 2017 Quotes about Rosemary Balmford She was the first woman to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the first woman to run a murder trial in the state and the first woman to be appointed a permanent lecturer in law at the University of Melbourne. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012 for her “service to the judiciary, the practice of law in Victoria and to the study of ornithology”. “More generally, the legal profession of Victoria is indebted to Rosemary for her pioneering contribution.” Méabh Loughnane The Honourable Rosemary Anne Balmford AM was a trailblazer for women in the law. 18, November 2017 External Links Category:Women from Australia Category:Judges from Australia