Roma Mitchell

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Roma Mitchell was an Australian lawyer, judge, and governor who became the first woman in Australia to be appointed a Queen’s Counsel, a Supreme Court judge, and a state governor.

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instanceOf Australian
governor
human
judge
lawyer
appliesToPosition Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
Governor of South Australia
Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of Australia
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
birthDate 1913-10-02
countryOfCitizenship Australia
deathDate 2000-03-05
educatedAt Mercedes College, Adelaide
surface form: St Aloysius' College, Adelaide

University of Adelaide
endTime 1990-12-31
1996-02-05
familyName Mitchell
fieldOfWork judiciary
law
public service
fullName Roma Flinders Mitchell
gender female
givenName Roma
honorificPrefix Dame
The Honourable
languageSpoken English
legalStatus first female Queen's Counsel in Australia
first female Supreme Court judge in Australia
first female state governor in Australia
notableFor being the first female judge of the Supreme Court of a state in Australia
being the first female state governor in Australia
being the first woman in Australia appointed Queen's Counsel
occupation barrister
governor
judge
university chancellor
placeOfBirth Adelaide
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
Governor of South Australia
Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia
startTime 1965-01-01
1983-01-01
1991-01-06
stateOfBirth South Australia
title Queen's Counsel
workedIn South Australia

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