| Birth Date: | 1924 |
| Death Date: | 1990 |
| Termstart: | 1976 |
| Termend: | 1989 |
| Office: | Judge on the Family Court of Australia |
| Father: | Bill Dovey |
| Spouse: | Susan Fane De Salis |
| Relatives: | Margaret Whitlam (sister) |
William Griffith 'Bill' Dovey QC (1924 – 1990) was a judge of the Family Court of Australia from 1976 to 1989.[1] Alongside his extensive career specializing as a Sydney barrister and later as a judge in family law, he was a member of the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve.[2]
He was the son of Supreme Court of New South Wales judge Bill Dovey.[3] His sister Margaret married the future Prime Minister of Australia, Gough Whitlam.[4]
Dovey married Susan Fane De Salis, great granddaughter of famed pastoralist and politician Leopold De Salis. They had two daughters, Fane and Gillian.