The Appointment of the First Woman to High Courts
Drag the cursor across the screen to learn which decade the first woman was appointed to a high court in a country. If there is missing information or if the high court has not had a woman justice (as of the end of 2020), the country is in white.
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First Women High Court Justices
- Burundi: Dévote Sabuwanka (Constitutional Court)
- Ethiopia: Atsedeweine Tekle Riggio
- Kenya: Effie Owuor
- Malawi: Anastasia Msosa
- Rwanda: Immaculée Nyirinkwaya
- Tanzania: Eusebia Munuo
- Uganda: Laetitia Kikonyogo
- Zimbabwe: Vernanda Ziyambi (Highest Appellate Court)