Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC (2 October 1913 – 5 March 2000) was an Australian lawyer, judge and state governor. She was the first woman to hold a number of positions in Australia – the country's first woman judge, the first woman to be a Queen's Counsel, a chancellor of an Australian university and the Governor of an Australian state.
Dame Roma Mitchell | |
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Mitchell in 1965 | |
| 31st Governor of South Australia | |
| In office 6 February 1991 – 21 July 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | John Bannon (1991–1992) Lynn Arnold (1992–1993) Dean Brown (1993–1996) |
| Preceded by | Sir Donald Dunstan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Eric Neal |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia | |
| In office 23 September 1965 – 1 October 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1913 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 5 March 2000 (aged 86) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Education | St Aloysius College, Adelaide |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Profession | Judge |
Mitchell was considered to be a pioneer of the Australian women's rights movement. Her grandfather, Samuel James Mitchell, was the first Chief Justice of the Northern Territory.
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