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Karen Fryar AM (born 8 March 1956) is a former Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 6 September 1993.[1][2] She retired on 8 March 2019.[2]
Karen Fryar | |
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Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory | |
In office 6 September 1993 – 8 March 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 8 March 1956 |
Alma mater | Australian National University |
Occupation | Jurist |
She is the first woman to be appointed as a magistrate in the Australian Capital Territory and also the first woman to be appointed as a judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.[2]
Fryar was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1956.[3] She attended Albury High School.[3]
She studied law and Japanese at the Australian National University.[4]
Fryar worked as a solicitor after leaving university.[4] She later worked in the public service at the Deputy Crown Solicitor's Office, the Attorney-General's Department and the Legal Aid Commission.[3][4]
In 1993, Fryar was appointed as a magistrate and became the first female judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.[2]
She became the co-ordinating magistrate of the Family Violence List and developed the Family Violence Practice Direction.[3][4]
She was awarded the ACT International Women's Day Women's Award in 2008.[3]
In 2010, she was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia 'for service to the community of the Australian Capital Territory as a magistrate and through contributions to the prevention of family violence'.[4]
She has a husband and children.[2]
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