The baby, yet to be named, may have slept through part of the proceedings in which Ms Gillooly, of Lake Hawea, joined 15 other candidates for admission as barristers and solicitors.
She said it was not part of the plan to have the baby arrive quite so close to the ceremony, as her daughter's home delivery was eight days past the due date.
Undertaking the specialised "professionals" training required for entry into the profession while pregnant had been "good fun" and she acknowledged the support of classmates, her family and partner Geoff Small.
The couple's 2-year-old son Seb was also present at yesterday's ceremony, along with Mr Small, Ms Gillooly's parents, John and Lynne Gillooly, of Whangamata, and her brother, Wade, from Auckland.
Ms Gillooly graduated with her law degree 10 years ago and has previously worked as a guide with the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association.
She said she expected to concentrate on motherhood for the "next little while", but eventually would like to use her legal training in her community.
In yesterday's ceremony, two of the new lawyers had counsel who were family members moving their admission before Justice Miller.
Joss Miller moved son Ian's admission and Sarah Eyre moved brother Daniel's.
In his address to the candidates, Justice Miller reminded them of the obligations to the community which went with the privileged status conferred upon them.
Those who were admitted as barristers and solicitors (with their moving counsel) were: Sholeh Ashraf (Bernadette Farnan), Ruth Ballantyne (Jacqueline Hair), David Browne (Clare Malthus), Daniel Eyre (Sarah Eyre), Sine Fraser (Ms Malthus), Anna Gillooly (Ms Malthus), Hannah Gray (Katherine Logan), Lydia Hodgson (Jonathan Beck), Geneva Lowe (Donna Buckingham), Brooke Martin (Ms Malthus), Ian Miller (Joss Miller), Benjamin Nettleton (Ms Malthus), Ramtin Towdiee (Ms Farnan), Emma Riddell (John Young), Laura Weaver (Ms Farnan) and Simon Wilson (Ms Farnan).
