Maria de Fátima Coronel

Maria de Fátima Coronel
President of the Supreme Court of Justice
Retired
In office
November 2015 – December 2020
PresidentJorge Carlos Fonseca
Succeeded byBenfeito Mosso Ramos
Personal details
BornCape Verde

Maria de Fátima Coronel is a Cape Verdean lawyer and jurist who was President of the Supreme Court of Justice from November 2015 until her retirement in December 2020.[1]

Career

Coronel served as a Magistrate before becoming Attorney General and a Judge in criminal courts in Santa Catarina and Praia.[2] She is not aligned with any political party and has been seen as an "exemplary" judge.[3][4] She was a Supreme Court judge since at least 2007.[5]

Coronel was nominated President of the Supreme Court of Justice by President Jorge Carlos Fonseca in November 2015, and affirmed by her judicial colleagues, the first woman to take on the position.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Benfeito Mosso Ramos nomeado Presidente do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça" [Benfeito Mosso Ramos appointed President of the Supreme Court of Justice] (in Portuguese). A Nação. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ^ "Fátima Coronel pode ser primeira mulher Presidente do STJ". ASemana (in Portuguese). 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Maria de Fátima Coronel tomou posse como presidente do Supremo". Expresso Das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Fátima Coronel será primeira mulher a liderar Supremo em Cabo Verde" (in Portuguese). Sapo 24. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Supreme Court judge robbed at gunpoint in front of her own home". ASemana. 30 October 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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