Cohen, Judith | AWR

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE5782

Cohen, Judith

The Honourable, AO

(1926 – 2012)

Born 1926, Sydney New South Wales Australia
Died 2012, Melbourne Victoria Australia
Occupation Commissioner, Judge, Lawyer, Teacher

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Summary

Judith Cohen was the first female commissioner of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, appointed in 1975.

Events

2002
Inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women

Archival resources

National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore Collection
- Judith Cohen interviewed by Ruth Campbell in the Law in Australian society oral history project [sound recording]

Published resources

Resource Section
- Formidable trailblazer in arbitration: Judith Jacqueline Cohen, AO, Lawyer, Teacher, Judge 7-2-1926 - 10-5-2012, Cohan, Susan and Sally Scott, 2012, http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/formidable-trailblazer-in-arbitration-20120617-20i7f.html
Site Exhibition
- Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens, http://www.womenaustralia.info/lawyers/biogs/AWE5782b.htm

Related entries

Founded
- Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales (1952 - )
Daughter
- Cohen, Susan