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Roma Mitchell

Australian judge (1913-2000) · Australia · Politicians · Died at 86

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The Hon. Dame Roma Alma Flinders Mitchell was an Australian barrister and lawyer.

A life in dates

2001Victorian Honour Roll of WomenAward2000Died5 March 2000Commander of the Royal Victorian OrderAward1991Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward1982Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1971Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1913Born2 October 1913

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Roma and Ruth Mitchell, presumably in Adelaide, c. 1936Roma and Ruth Mitchell, presumably in Adelaide, c. 1936Portrait of Mitchell, c. 1954Portrait of Mitchell, c. 1954St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in 2012St Francis Xavier's Cathedral in 2012Statue of Roma Mitchell on North Terrace, Adelaide, 2026Statue of Roma Mitchell on North Terrace, Adelaide, 2026

Awards

Victorian Honour Roll of Women2001
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order2000
Companion of the Order of Australia1991
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire1982
Commander of the Order of the British Empire1971
King's Counsel

About this person

The Hon. Dame Roma Alma Flinders Mitchell was an Australian barrister and lawyer. She became Australia's first female judge, the first woman appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1962, the first female chancellor of an Australian university from 1983 to 1990, and the first woman to serve as governor of an Australian state from 1991 to 1996.

Country
Australia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2000 · aged 86

Politicians from Australia 6

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