Margaret Renaud
The Honourable
- Occupation
- Barrister, Judge, Lawyer and Lecturer
- Jurisdiction
Margaret Renaud was a Judge of the Family Court of Australia. She was granted Life Membership of the the Women Lawyers' Association of New South Wales. Margaret retired as a Family Court Judge in 1998. After an Arts degree, she was a university tutor. Margaret completed the Barristers Admission Board Course as a single mother and was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1974. She became a Crown Prosecutor before being appointed to the Bench of the Family Court in 1983. Following retirement she lectured in Practical Legal Training at Newcastle University and was a mediator with the Community Justice Centres.
Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.nswbar.asn.au/the-bar-association/pioneering-women/#/21_margaret_renaud.
Prepared by Larissa Halonkin
Created: 17 August 2016