Rae Else-Mitchell

The Honourable
Rae Else-Mitchell
CMG QC
The Honourable Rae Else-Mitchell CMG QC
Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
	In office; 8 September 1958 – 1 October 1974
Judge of the Land and Valuation Court of New South Wales
	In office; 1 January 1962 – 1 October 1974
Chairman of the Commonwealth Grants Commission
	In office; October 1974 – 1 July 1989
Preceded by	Leslie Melville
Succeeded by	Dick Rye
Personal details
Born	20 September 1914; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 June 2006 (aged 91); Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Rae Else-Mitchell CMG, QC (20 September 1914 – 29 June 2006) was an Australian jurist, royal commissioner, historian and legal scholar. He was an active member and office bearer in a number of community organisations concerned with history, the arts, libraries, medicine, education, financial and public administration, and town planning. His obituary in The Times (London) described him as being "among Australia's cleverest postwar judges and administrators, accomplishing two distinguished careers of almost equal length."

The Honourable Rae Else-Mitchell CMG QC

Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
In office 8 September 1958 – 1 October 1974
Judge of the Land and Valuation Court of New South Wales
In office 1 January 1962 – 1 October 1974
Chairman of the Commonwealth Grants Commission
In office October 1974 – 1 July 1989
Preceded by	Leslie Melville
Succeeded by	Dick Rye

Personal details
Born	(1914-09-20)20 September 1914 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 June 2006(2006-06-29) (aged 91) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory