She was appointed a High Court judge in 1992, becoming the sixth female High Court judge after Elizabeth Lane, Rose Heilbron, Margaret Booth, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Joyanne Bracewell.
She was designated a High Court judge in 1992, taking her place among the six female judges who had preceded her, including Elizabeth Lane, Rose Heilbron, Margaret Booth, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, and Joyanne Bracewell.