Karen Fryar
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Karen Fryar | |
|---|---|
| Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory | |
| In office 6 September 1993 – 8 March 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1956 |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Karen Fryar AM (born 8 March 1956) is a former Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 6 September 1993.[1][2] She retired on 8 March 2019.[2]
She is the first woman to be appointed as a magistrate in the Australian Capital Territory and also the first woman to be appointed as a judicial officer in the Australian Capital Territory.[2]
Fryar was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1956.[3] She attended Albury High School.[3]
She studied law and Japanese at the Australian National University.[4]
