Louise Taylor was appointed Chief Magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court on 1 May 2026. She was previously appointed as a Judge of the ACT Supreme Court in August 2023.

Chief Magistrate Taylor, a Kamilaroi woman, was the first Aboriginal woman in Australia to be appointed to a superior court. Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, she was appointed as a Magistrate and Coroner in 2018, following almost two decades of legal practice in the ACT. Her career included roles as a specialist family violence prosecutor and Deputy CEO of Legal Aid ACT. Justice Taylor also served as Chair of the Women’s Legal Centre ACT Board for 10 years.