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'''Patricia (Patsy) Mary Wolfe''' (nėe '''Josephson''') is a retired Australian lawyer and judge. She was Chief Judge of the [[District Court of Queensland]] between 1999 and 2014, the first woman to hold the position.<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== Biography ==
Wolfe initially studied medicine, although did not complete a degree, and also worked as a journalist at [[The Courier-Mail]] newspaper in [[Brisbane]]. She married, and while raising four children, attended the [[University of Queensland]], completing a bachelor of arts in 1974, a bachelor of law in 1978, and a master of law in 1983.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 1978 she was admitted to the Bar and in the following year joined the university's Faculty of Law as a senior tutor while also studying for her masters' degree. In 1988-89 she served as deputy commissioner of the [[Fitzgerald Inquiry]] into police corruption, and was also a commissioner on the [[Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission]] from 1993 to 95. In 1992 she was chair of the Queensland Women's Consultative Committee.<ref name=":1" />
In 1995 she was appointed to the District Court of Queensland, and in 1999 she became Chief Judge of the District Court as well as a judge in the Planning and Environment Court.
In 2014 Wolfe was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] for her service to the judiciary and to the law and as a mentor for women.<ref name=":0" /> She retired from her position as judge the same year.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian judges]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:University of Queensland alumni]]
[[Category:University of Queensland faculty]]
== Biography ==
Wolfe initially studied medicine, although did not complete a degree, and also worked as a journalist at [[The Courier-Mail]] newspaper in [[Brisbane]]. She married, and while raising four children, attended the [[University of Queensland]], completing a bachelor of arts in 1974, a bachelor of law in 1978, and a master of law in 1983.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> In 1978 she was admitted to the Bar and in the following year joined the university's Faculty of Law as a senior tutor while also studying for her masters' degree. In 1988-89 she served as deputy commissioner of the [[Fitzgerald Inquiry]] into police corruption, and was also a commissioner on the [[Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission]] from 1993 to 95. In 1992 she was chair of the Queensland Women's Consultative Committee.<ref name=":1" />
In 1995 she was appointed to the District Court of Queensland, and in 1999 she became Chief Judge of the District Court as well as a judge in the Planning and Environment Court.
In 2014 Wolfe was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] for her service to the judiciary and to the law and as a mentor for women.<ref name=":0" /> She retired from her position as judge the same year.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Australian judges]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:University of Queensland alumni]]
[[Category:University of Queensland faculty]]
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