Elizabeth Evatt

Elizabeth Andreas Evatt
AC
Elizabeth Andreas Evatt AC
1st Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
	In office; 5 January 1976 – 5 January 1988
Personal details
Born	11 November 1933 (age 90)
Nationality	Australian
Relations	Harry Andreas (grandfather); H. V. Evatt (uncle); Penelope Seidler (sister); Clive Evatt Jnr (brother);
Parent	Clive Evatt QC
Alma mater	University of Sydney; Harvard University;
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.

Elizabeth Andreas Evatt AC

1st Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia
In office 5 January 1976 – 5 January 1988

Personal details
Born	(1933-11-11) 11 November 1933 (age 90)
Nationality	Australian
Relations	Harry Andreas (grandfather) H. V. Evatt (uncle) Penelope Seidler (sister) Clive Evatt Jnr (brother)
Parent	Clive Evatt QC
Alma mater	University of Sydney Harvard University
Occupation	Reformist lawyer and jurist
Known for	First Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia