Elizabeth Andreas Evatt | |
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| 1st Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia | |
| In office 5 January 1976 – 5 January 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1933 |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Parent | Clive Evatt QC |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Reformist lawyer and jurist |
| Known for | First Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia |
Elizabeth Andreas Evatt AC (born 11 November 1933), an eminent Australian reformist lawyer and jurist who sat on numerous national and international tribunals and commissions, was the first Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, the first female judge of an Australian federal court, and the first Australian to be elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.