Cármen Lúcia

Her Excellency

Cármen Lúcia
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Assumed office
21 June 2006
Nominated byLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byNelson Jobim
58th President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office
12 September 2016 – 13 September 2018
Vice PresidentDias Toffoli
Preceded byRicardo Lewandowski
Succeeded byDias Toffoli
Personal details
Born (1954-04-19) 19 April 1954 (age 70)
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Reference(s)[1][2][3]
Other judicial positions

Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj ˈlusjɐ ɐ̃ˈtũɲis ˈʁɔʃɐ]; 19 April 1954) is a Brazilian jurist. She is a member of the Supreme Federal Court since 2006.

She is the second woman to have been chosen as a justice for the Court and Chief Justice and a professor of Constitutional Law at Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.[4]

She was nominated by former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. She is known for her firm stance regarding women's rights.[5]

She was President of the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil.[6] She was the President of the Supreme Federal Court. She became Acting President from April 13, 2018 until April 14 of the same year.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ O Estado de S. Paulo, June 22, 2006, p. A5
  2. ↑ O Estado de S. Paulo, May 11, 2006, p. A7
  3. ↑ Curriculum Vitae at STF Website. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. ↑ https://www.pucminas.br/sala-imprensa/noticias/Paginas/Ministra-C%C3%A1rmen-L%C3%BAcia-volta-a-dar-aulas-na-PUC-Minas-em-agosto.aspx
  5. ↑ "Cármen Lúcia takes office as Supreme Court chief justice". 12 September 2016.
  6. ↑ TSE Website Archived 2017-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ministra Carmen Lúcia asume la Presidencia de Brasil hasta este sábado". Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2020-02-07.