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AWL appoints High Court judge as new patron
Australian Women Lawyers (AWL) has appointed its fourth patron: a High Court of Australia judge, who will replace outgoing AWL patron, former High Court chief justice Susan Kiefel AC KC.
Lauren Croft
The Honourable Justice Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson of the High Court of Australia (pictured) has been appointed as the fourth patron of Australian Women Lawyers.
After being first admitted as a solicitor in 1989, Justice Gleeson was made senior counsel in 2012 before being appointed to the High Court of Australia in March 2021. At the time of her appointment, she was a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, having been appointed to that position in April 2014. She has a bachelor of arts, bachelor of laws, and master of laws degrees from the University of Sydney.
“Justice Gleeson has long supported the interests of women in the law throughout her career, and we are honoured that she has accepted the role of patron of the peak body for all women lawyers in Australia,” AWL said in a statement.
Lauren Croft
Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.
