<page_title> List of the first women appointed to Australian judicial positions </page_title> <table> <cell> ACT <col_header> Jurisdiction </col_header> </cell> <cell> Magistrate <col_header> Jurisdiction </col_header> </cell> <cell> Karen Fryar <col_header> first woman to be appointed </col_header> </cell> </table>
Karen Fryar is the first woman to be appointed as a magistrate in the Australian Capital Territory.