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Dame Augusta Wallace DBE (née Dunlop; 11 October 1929 – 12 April 2008) was the first woman in New Zealand to be appointed as a judge to the District Court in 1976; she served for eighteen years. Georgina Catriona Pamela Augusta Dunlop〔(Name at birth as per ''London Gazette'' ); accessed 26 March 2014.〕 was educated in Howick School, Epsom Girls' Grammar School, and Auckland University where she graduated and was admitted to the bar in 1954. She practiced on her own account as a sole practitioner in Papatoetoe for 11 years. In September 1975 she became the first woman to become a judge when she was appointed to the District Court bench.〔(Human Rights Commission )〕〔(New Zealand Women in the legal profession )〕 She sat at the Auckland District Court for nearly fifteen years, transferred to the Otahuhu District Court for a short time, and finally was based at the Papakura District Court.〔''Obituary'' in Dominion Post, 17 April 2008, page B7〕 Wallace had a long record of community service and extensive judicial experience. In 1990 Wallace was at the centre of a review into courtroom security after she was attacked by a 16-year-old with a machete while serving at the Otahuhu District Court and was seriously injured. ==Honours== In 1993 she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1996 she was appointed as a member of the Waitangi Tribunal by then Minister of Maori Affairs, the Hon John Luxton.〔(Appointment to the Waitangi Tribunal )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Augusta Wallace (judge)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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