Judith Cohen has had a distinguished career in Australian law. She practiced as a solicitor in both NSW and Victoria and in 1975 she was the first female appointed as a Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (later the Australian Industrial Relations Commission). In 1980 she was appointed as a Deputy President and remained in this position until her retirement from the Commission in 1991. In 1993 Cohen was awarded an AO for her services to industrial relations.
From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1938-1996. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225810993