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Who was the first woman judge of the International Court of Justice ?

Dame Rosalyn Higgins of the United Kingdom was elected to the International Court of Justice in 1995 and was its first woman judge; she later became its first woman…

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Dame Rosalyn Higgins of the United Kingdom was elected to the International Court of Justice in 1995 and was its first woman judge; she later became its first woman President (2006 to 2009).

Julia Sebutinde of Uganda joined the Court in 2012. Fathima Beevi was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India, and Neeru Chadha was elected to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, not the ICJ.

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