Rees became Premier, she was appointed Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts, Minister for Citizenship, and Minister for Fair Trading. In the cabinet re-shuffle following Rees being replaced as Premier by Kristina Keneally, Judge retained the portfolio of Fair Trading, and became Minister for the Arts, the first woman to hold this portfolio in NSW. She held these portfolios until the ALP lost office at the 2011 election. Post political career In July 2011, Judge became Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) an independent medical research institute which commenced operations in 1958 as part of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Camperdown, Sydney. Judge successfully secured a number of very large and others donations from her generous clients raising support for the medical research at the Institute. Judge left CMRI in late 2018 and then took up the position of Business Development Manager at the Heart Research Institute (HRI) in Newtown, Sydney. Judge left HRI in December 2020 after almost three years, securing a number of donations for the medical researchers and also several very large commitments from two very generous individuals for HRI. In July 2015, Judge completed studies with, and was admitted as a Graduate of, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). She has been a member of the Hong Kong Australia Business Association and is an active and long time supporter of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia and the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce. Since leaving politics, Judge has been very active in supporting the major cultural institutions in New South Wales. In 2013, she became a Board Member of the Riverside Theatres Parramatta and Board Member of Gallery 49 Marrickville.Judge had been a long time Vanguard Member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Dance Company since 2011. She is a Platinum Member member of the Atelier Foundation at the Art Gallery of New South Wales since 2018. Judge is actively involved in the activities of the Australian Museum where she was appointed a Trustee and Director of the Australian Museum Foundation in October 2016, and with the Royal Society of New South Wales (RSN) where she was elected a Fellow (FRSN) in July 2017. She was shortly afterwards elected to the Council of the RSN. Judge is also a long time supporter of Jewish House, an independent not-for-profit organisation helping people in need with crisis