Betty King

Betty June King (c. 1951-) is an Australian jurist. She is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, in the Australian state of Victoria. She has served as a judge in the County Court of Victoria. She served as a member of the National Crime Authority in the 1990s. Education King started her schooling at Westgarth Central School and then attended high school at University High School. She later studied law at Melbourne University, graduating in 1974. Early legal career After completing her articles, she joined the Victorian Bar in 1975 at the age of 24, becoming only the twenty-fourth female barrister. King was in 1986 the first female Prosecutor in Victoria, later becoming the first female Commonwealth prosecutor.