Davies initially studied arts at Monash University before transferring to the Faculty of Law, graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Jurisprudence.
[2] Davies did her articles at Pavey, Whiting & Byrne and continued to work there after her admission as a solicitor in 1980.
[2] Davies was appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2009, working in the Commercial Court and was the judge in charge of the Victorian Taxation Appeals list.
[2] Davies dismissed an application by the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility seeking to establish a right of shareholders to request the Commonwealth Bank to disclose its funding of carbon emissions.
[3] In 2017 Davies was appointed a part-time Deputy President of the Australian Competition Tribunal.