Estate of Barbara Holborow

Barbara Holborow started her career as a legal stenographer. She later studied law at Sydney University and began to practise as a solicitor in the inner city suburb of Glebe. She specialised in the representation of children and was appointed to the Children’s Bench.

Since her resignation from the Bench in 1994, Barbara increased her profile as a media commentator on all aspects of children’s justice. She featured on the current affairs program 60 Minutes, had a regular column in That’s Life! magazine, and was in constant demand for her wise, incisive and compassionate views on issues of children’s rights. She died in May 2012.