Patricia (Patsy) Mary Wolfe (née Josephson) AO is a retired Australian lawyer and judge.
She was Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland between 1999 and 2014, the first woman to hold the position.
[1] Wolfe initially studied medicine, although did not complete a degree, and also worked as a journalist at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane.
[2][3] In 1978 she was admitted to the Bar and in the following year joined the university's Faculty of Law as a senior tutor while also studying for her master's degree.
In 2014 Wolfe was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for her service to the judiciary and to the law and as a mentor for women.