harriet miers was the first woman to be appointed us supreme court.
first woman to be appointed us supreme court?
harriet miers
mónica feria tinta (born september 1966) is a leading public international lawyer. she practises as a barrister from 20 essex street chambers. in 2000 she became the first peruvian-born lawyer to receive the diploma of the hague academy of international law in history. her litigation work led to the first international human rights court decision ordering the prosecution of a former head of state for crimes under international law. in 2006 she was awarded the inge genefke international award for her work as an international lawyer and in 2007 she became the youngest lawyer to be awarded the gruber justice prize, for her contributions advancing the cause of justice as delivered through the legal system; an honour she received at a ceremony chaired by us supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg in washington dc. among the members of the selection panel awarding the justice prize that year was justice sandra day o'connor from the us supreme court. past awardees of the gruber justice prize include thomas buergenthal (former icj judge), arthur chaskalson (former president of the constitutional court of south africa), michael kirby (former justice of the high court of australia), and justice rosalie abella (from the supreme court in canada).
mónica feria tinta
bullet::::- john s. wold - union college, 1938, us congressman, oil man, and philanthropist









































section::::notable alumni.:law and judiciary.









































bullet::::- samuel blatchford - columbia university, 1837, justice, us supreme court









































bullet::::- henry billings brown - yale university, 1856, justice, us supreme court









































bullet::::- salmon p. chase - dartmouth college, 1826, chief justice, us supreme court









































bullet::::- william r. day - university of michigan, 1870, justice, us supreme court









































bullet::::- william s. groesbeck - miami university, us representative









































bullet::::- oliver wendell holmes - harvard university, 1861, justice, us supreme court
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