Barbara Anne Holborow OAM (née Edmonds, 29 June 1930 – 23 May 2012) was an Australian magistrate in the New South Wales Children's Court.

[2][4] Shortly after the separation, she began working as a secretary for a solicitor in the area, at first part-time and gradually full-time.

She was nicknamed "the children's champion" during her time in court and worked for a number of issues throughout her legal career.

[2][5] These included a separate jail for first-time offenders aged 18 to 25 (now known as the Parklea Correctional Centre and changed in scope), a "care court" (established in 1992 in Campsie and merged back into the children's court in 2006), and free legal aid for children, established in 1973.

She continued to be active in children's advocacy until her death, publishing three books, appearing on the current affairs program 60 Minutes, and writing a regular column in the magazine That's Life!.