Anne Gambrill

Anne Gambrill
Born
Anne Gertrude Shorland

(1934-09-16)16 September 1934
Wellington, New Zealand
Died10 February 2026(2026-02-10) (aged 91)
Auckland, New Zealand
Education
Alma materUniversity of Auckland Law School
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • judge
Spouse
Christopher Gambrill
(m. 1960; died 2023)
Children3

Anne Gertrude Gambrill CNZM (née Shorland; 16 September 1934 – 10 February 2026) was a New Zealand lawyer and judge. She was the first woman to sit on the High Court bench in New Zealand, and the seventh woman admitted to the judiciary. She was also the first female law clerk at Russell McVeagh and the first woman appointed to the Legal Aid Appeal Authority.