Mary Gaudron

Mary Genevieve Gaudron (5 January 1943 – 13 September 2026) was an Australian lawyer and judge who was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. She was the Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 1981 to 1987 before her appointment to the High Court. After her retirement in 2002 she joined the International Labour Organization, serving as the president of its administrative tribunal from 2011 to 2014.