Phillip Evatt

The Honourable Phillip Evatt DSC
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
In office 1 February 1977 – 28 February 1987
Personal details
Born	(1922-07-02)2 July 1922 North Sydney, New South Wales
Died	20 March 2010(2010-03-20) (aged 87) Bathurst, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Jurist
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Years of service	1940–1946
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross

Phillip George Evatt, DSC (2 July 1922 – 20 March 2010) was an Australian naval officer and jurist who serviced as a judge on the Federal Court of Australia from 1977 to 1987. Evatt received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney. He served as lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1946, including on the British submarine HMS Tapir. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his part in the sinking of German submarine U-486 in 1945. Evatt was admitted as a barrister in New South Wales in 1951. During his career as a jurist, he served on several courts, including the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (1976–1987), the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (1974–1987), and the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (1981–1987). Evatt presided over a Royal Commission into the use of chemical agents in the Vietnam War.