Bernice Lake
Dame Bernice Lake QC was a distinguished Anguillan jurist and legal scholar. In 1985, she became the first Eastern Caribbean woman appointed Queen’s Counsel.
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Bettisia Gozzadini
Bettisia Gozzadini studied philosophy and law at the Studium of Bologna in the 1200s and taught law at her home. after graduating.
Maria Voce
Maria Voce is an Italian lawyer and theologian, who served as the president of the Focolare Movement from 7 July 2008, to 31 January 2021.
Dorothea Heron
First woman to be admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
Eileen Kennedy
Irish district justice
Lim Beng Hong
Trailblazing legal and political figure in British Malaya, renowned for her pioneering achievements and contributions to women’s representation in law and politics.
Pole Atanraoi-Reim
Pole Atanraoi-Reim stands as a trailblazer in Kiribati as the nation’s first female lawyer.
Hayati binti Mohd Salleh
Hayati binti Mohd Salleh was the first female Attorney General of Brunei and the first female High Court Judge in the Supreme Court of Brunei.
Catherine Winter
Irish publicist and campaigner
Margaret Lynch
Irish-New Zealand servant accused of crimes by her employer, leading to a public uproar in her defense