Dame Roma Mitchell

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocacy Gender equality in law
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkbp:awards Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1913-12-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
gptkbp:celebrates Roma_Mitchell_Memorial_Lecture
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 2017-07-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Adelaide
gptkbp:field Law
gptkbp:firstAppearance First female judge in the Supreme Court of South Australia
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Honorary_Doctor_of_Laws_from_the_University_of_Adelaide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dame Roma Mitchell
gptkbp:influence Future generations of female lawyers
Legal_reforms_in_Australia
gptkbp:influenced Women in law
gptkbp:involved Community service initiatives
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for women's rights
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_for_women_in_judiciary
gptkbp:nationality Australian
gptkbp:notableFor First female judge in Australia
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Judge
Lawyer
Politician
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
gptkbp:politicalRole Chair of various boards
Member_of_the_Australian_Institute_of_Company_Directors
Member_of_the_Australian_Academy_of_Law
Member_of_the_Australian_Council_of_Women
Member_of_the_Australian_Institute_of_Management
Member_of_the_Law_Society_of_South_Australia
Member_of_the_South_Australian_Parliament
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_of_South_Australia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Eric_Neal
gptkbp:publications Various legal articles
gptkbp:recognizes Named_in_the_Australian_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:releaseYear 1983
gptkbp:significantEvent First female to hold a judicial position in South Australia
Appointed_Governor_of_South_Australia
Appointed_to_the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:spouse Sir_John_Mitchell
gptkbp:successor Kevin_Scarce
gptkbp:termEnd 1996
gptkbp:termStart 1991