The Honourable Justice Margaret McMurdo obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland in 1975 and a year later commenced practice as a Barrister. Following her employment as an Assistant Public Defender in 1978, Justice McMurdo began private practice in 1989, and in January of 1991 was appointed to the District Court Bench. Two years later, she accepted a Commission as a Children’s Court Judge, during which she served as a member of the Litigation Reform Commission – Criminal Procedure Division until 1994. In 1998, Justice McMurdo was appointed President of the Court of Appeal.