| Description |
366 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits (black and white) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Awards -- Preface -- 1. Memories / Sir William Deane -- 2. The unveiling of the Dame Roma Mitchell statue / address by Sir William Deane -- 3. Formations / Susan Magarey, Helena Jasinski -- 4. Before the bench / the Hon. E.P. Mullighan -- 5. A matchless silk / the Hon. Clyde Cameron -- 6. The judicial career of Dame Roma Mitchell / the Hon. Len King -- 7. Memorial service for the late John Bray, AC, QC -- 8. Justice Mitchell presents her commission -- 9. On the Criminal Law and Penal Methods Reform Committee / Judge Geoff Muecke -- 10. The web of criminal law : the Boyer Lectures 1975 -- 11. The retirement of Her Honour Justice Mitchell -- 12. Presentation of Acting Chief Justice -- 13. Human rights / the Hon. Marcus Einfeld -- 14. A judge in Kiribati / Sir Harry Gibbs -- 15. "I shall be a member of the university all my life" / Professor Kevin Marjoribanks -- 16. Dame Roma Mitchell and the arts / Noni Farwell -- 17. Governor of South Australia / Peter Bassett -- 18. Dame Roma Mitchell's appointment as Governor : Justices Association dinner, Monday, October 12, 1992 -- 19. A woman's perspective / the Hon. Elizabeth Evatt -- 20. Justices' speeches on the death of Dame Roma Mitchell -- 21. Speech index 1991-1996 -- 22. A good friend / Senator Amanda Vanstone -- 23. The Girl Guides Association (South Australia) Inc. : presentation of awards -- 24. Golden jubilee mass and dinner St Francis Xavier Seminary |
| Summary |
The life of Dame Roma Mitchell was filled with firsts: she became Australia's first female Queen's Counsel; first female judge of a Supreme court of South Australia; first woman Deputy Chancellor and then Chancellor of an Australian University; first woman in Australia to gain a vice-regal appointment as Governor of South Australia and the founding Chair of the Australian commission for Human Rights. This social and legal history combines anecdotes and memories, sharing an insight into the private, yet also very public and much loved, Dame Roma. Tracing her childhood and brilliant legal career through to her tireless charitable works, Dame Roma's caring generous nature and her courageous spirit make her truly inspirational. Individual chapters by: Sir William Deane, Sir Harry Gibbs, the Honourable Len King, the Honourable Elizabeth Evatt, the Honourable Justice Mullighan, the Honourable Marcus Einfeld, Senator Amanda Vanstone, Judge Geoff Muecke, the Honourable Clyde Cameron, Professor Kevin Marjoribanks, Noni Farwell, Peter Bassett, Associate Professor Susan Magarey and Helena Jasinski |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mitchell, Roma, Dame, 1913-
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Mitchell.
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University of Adelaide -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
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Women judges -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography.
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Women lawyers -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography.
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Governors -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography.
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Mitchell, Roma
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Governors.
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Women judges.
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Women lawyers.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Magarey, Susan, editor
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University of Adelaide. Alumni Association. John Bray Law Chapter, publisher
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| ISBN |
1864761768 |
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9781864761764 |
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