<page_title> List of the first women appointed to Australian judicial positions </page_title> <table> <cell> Western Australia <col_header> Jurisdiction </col_header> </cell> <cell> Judge of the Supreme Court <col_header> Jurisdiction </col_header> </cell> <cell> Christine Wheeler <col_header> first woman to be appointed </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30 October 1996 <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> </table>
Wheeler was appointed on 30 October 1996, becoming the first female Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.