Dame Georgina Catriona Pamela Augusta Wallace DBE (née Dunlop, 11 October 1929 – 12 April 2008), generally known as Augusta Wallace, was the first woman in New Zealand to be appointed as a judge to the District Court in 1976; she served for 18 years.
In 1990 Wallace was at the centre of a review into courtroom security after she was attacked by a 16-year-old with a machete while serving at the Otahuhu District Court and was seriously injured.
[5] In 1996 Wallace was appointed as a member of the Waitangi Tribunal by then Minister of Maori Affairs, John Luxton.
[6] In the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours, Wallace was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
[7] Wallace was Patron to a number of community organisations including Age Concern New Zealand, the Hope Foundation, and Victim Support.