7 First Women Judges in Major Courts Worldwide

Here’s about 7 First Women Judges in Major Courts Worldwide 

Courtrooms throughout the globe remained restricted to male use for many years. The first glass ceiling became broken by women judges who achieved their first victory. The first female judges made historic judicial decisions which created new legal frameworks and opened doors to future judicial candidates. 

1. Anna Chandy (India)

Court: Kerala High Court 

In 1959 Anna Chandy became India’s first woman High Court judge. The Indian judiciary system faced strong gender biases during her legal career yet she stood against those barriers to become a symbol of strength and judicial reform. 

2. Sandra Day O’Connor (United States)

Court: U.S. Supreme Court 

Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court when she received her appointment in 1981. She used her central political position which existed between the two major parties to make important civil rights and abortion and federalism law decisions. 

3. Bertha Wilson (Canada)

Court: Supreme Court of Canada 

Bertha Wilson became the first woman justice of Canada high court when she first took office in 1982. She used her judicial decisions to support gender equality which created fundamental changes in both constitutional law and human rights law. 

4. Helena Normanton (United Kingdom)

Court: Magistrates’ Court (UK) 

Helena Normanton became one of the first women to practice law in England and she subsequently became the first woman magistrate in 1922. The first woman magistrate appointment represented an essential advancement for women to join the British legal profession. 

5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (United States)

Court: U.S. Supreme Court 

The U.S. Supreme Court appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the bench in 1993 as the first Jewish woman to serve on the court. Her legal work established her status as a global judicial expert who promoted gender equality through judicial work. 

6. Martha Karua (Kenya)

Court: High Court of Kenya (early judicial role) 

Martha Karua became one of the first women leaders who held high judicial and legal positions in Kenya. She strengthened constitutionalism while increasing women’s participation in all judicial matters throughout East Africa. 

7. Yvette McGee Brown (United States)

Court: Ohio Supreme Court 

Yvette McGee Brown made history in 2011 by becoming the first Black woman justice of the Ohio Supreme Court which established a new American judiciary standard through its creation of racial and gender judicial boundaries. 

Conclusion:

Women judges who led the way for female legal practitioners brought new segments of the population into law practice. Their legal accomplishments achieved progress for judicial systems through their demonstration that justice operates most effectively when it incorporates multiple perspectives.