Barbara Anne Holborow OAM (née Edmonds, 29 June 1930 – 23 May 2012) was an Australian magistrate in the New South Wales Children's Court. She completed a degree at Sydney Law School, becoming a lawyer around 1970 at the age of 40. After graduating she began her own practice, working on the side as a runner (scout) for a bookmaker until her practice was established. She was appointed as a magistrate in the New South Wales Children's Court around 1982; she later recalled that due to the rarity of her having been appointed from outside the government system, her new colleagues went on strike to protest her appointment. She was nicknamed "the children's champion" during her time in court and worked for a number of issues throughout her legal career. 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. Holborow retired from the children's court in 1994 after 12 years. 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!. Holborow received a Medal of the Order of Australia at the 2002 Australia Day Honours "for service to the community as a magistrate and through organisations promoting the welfare and rights of children". In 2012 she was named New South Wales Senior Australian of the Year. She appeared on the TV series This Is Your Life in 1999.[9] Barbara Holborow Park in her home suburb of Croydon Park is named in her honour.