The Australian Women's Register

Summary

Kemeri Murray attended Adelaide University, graduating in 1953 in Law and 1954 in Arts. She studied piano under Raymond O’Connell while doing articles at Vaughan, Porter and English, a well known South Australian Law firm. After being admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of South Australia she transferred to Brian Magarey and was offered a partnership, making her the first married woman to be offered a partnership in South Australia. In 1973 she was offered a position on the Bench with the District Court of South Australia, thus becoming the second woman judge in South Australia. A member of the Flinders University Council, in 1978 she was appointed to the Advisory Council for Inter-Government Relations.

Events

• 1980 - 1984

  Member of the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Inter-Government Relations

• 1980 - 1986

  Member of the Board of Management at Flinders Medical Centre

• 1978 - 1992

  Member of the Church of England Commission of Social Responsibilities

• 1986 - 1992

  Chairman of the Church of England Commission of Women’s Issues

• 1975 - 1978

  Chairman of the Church of England Commission of Marriage

• 1975

  Chairman South Australian Community Welfare Advisory Committee of Non-Accidental Injury to Children

• 1975 - 1976

  Chairman of the Interim Bread Industry Authority

• 1974 - 1996

  Council member of Flinders University, South Australia

• 1973 - 1976

  Judge at the District Court, South Australia

• 1956 - 1973

  Partnership with Giles Magarey & Lloyd, South Australia

• 1955

  Admitted Barrister and Solictor with the South Australian Supreme Court

• 1998 - 1999

  Chairman of the Commonweath Club

• 1999

  Companion of the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund

• 1984 - 1996

  Representative Governor of the Flinders Medical Research Foundation

• 1984 - 1988

  Member of the Management committee at the Institute of Study Learning Difficulties

• 1982 - 1985

  Chairman of the Sex Discrimination Board, South Australia

• 1982

  Member of the Diocesan Committee of Society Questions

• 1980

  Member of the Diocesan Committee of Society Questions

• 1997

  Companion at Flinders University, South Australia

• 2055

  Married Eric Murray, they had 2 children

• 1977

  Awarded Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal

• 1995

  Appointed Dame Commander Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem

• 1976

  Judge of the Family Court of Australia, Adelaide Registry

• 1982

  Judge Administrator of the Adelaide Registry

• 1996 - 2000

  Alternate Chairman of the Helpmann Academy

• 1995 - 1996

  Alternate Chairman of the Media Council of Australia for the Alcoholic Beverages Advertising Code Council

• 1994

  Member of the Multicultural Forum of the South Australian Government

• 1988

  Governor of the Medical Foundation at the University of Adelaide