Throughout history, there have been many women judges who have made significant contribution. The list includes many familiar and great female such as Judith Sheindlin, Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Jeanine Pirro. The women featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India and many more countries.
Maryanne Trump Barry(Magistrate, Lawyer, Judge)
05 April 1937
American
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands(Head of state, Judge)
31 August 1880
Dutch
Juliana of the Netherlands(Politician, Judge)
30 April 1909
Dutch
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands(Economist, Judge)
17 May 1971
Lynn Toler(Lawyer, Judge)
25 October 1959
American
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Simone Veil(Politician, Judge)
13 July 1927
French
Miriam Defensor Santiago(Judge, Journalist, Lawyer)
15 June 1945
Filipino
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond(Politician, Judge, Lawyer)
31 January 1945
British
Mablean Ephriam(Lawyer, Judge)
23 April 1949
American
Beverley McLachlin(Judge, Lawyer)
07 September 1943
Canadian
Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss(Judge, Politician, Lawyer)
10 August 1933
British
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Louise Arbour(Judge, Lawyer, Diplomat, University teacher)
10 February 1947
Canadian
Jane Bolin(American judge)
11 April 1908
American
Diane Wood(Judge, Lawyer)
04 July 1950
American
Rosalie Abella(Judge)
01 July 1946
Canadian
Navi Pillay(Judge, Lawyer)
23 September 1941
South African
Conchita Carpio-Morales(Judge, Lawyer)
19 June 1941
Filipino
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Jacqueline Nguyen(Judge)
25 May 1965
American,Vietnamese
Carolyn Dineen King(Judge, Lawyer)
30 January 1938
American
Florence Ellinwood Allen(Lawyer, Judge)
23 March 1884
American
Eva Joly(Politician, Judge, Jurist)
05 December 1943
French,Norwegian
Diane Humetewa(Lawyer, Judge, Politician)
05 December 1964
American