Cármen Lúcia

Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj ˈlusjɐ ɐ̃ˈtũɲis ˈʁɔʃɐ]; 19 April 1954) is a Brazilian jurist and 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. Antunes Rocha's work has been marked by the rigor with which she tries corruption cases and her firm stance regarding women's rights.[5]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Antunes and the second or paternal family name is Rocha.

Her Excellency Cármen Lúcia
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2006
Nominated by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Nelson Jobim
58th President of the Supreme Federal Court
In office 12 September 2016 – 13 September 2018
Vice President	Dias Toffoli
Preceded by	Ricardo Lewandowski
Succeeded by	Dias Toffoli
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-19) 19 April 1954 Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Reference(s)	[1][2][3]
Other judicial positions 2016–2018: President, National Justice Council 2014–2016: Vice President, Supreme Federal Court 2014–2016: Vice President, National Justice Council 2012–2013: President, Superior Electoral Court 2010–2012: Vice President, Superior Electoral Court 2008–2013: Effective Justice, Superior Electoral Court 2006–2008: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court

She was President of the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil.[6] She currently is the President of the Supreme Federal Court. She became Acting President from April 13, 2018 until April 14 of the same year, as President Michel Temer attended the VIII Summit of the Americas, and the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, and the president of the Senate, Eunício Oliveira were outside Brazil.[7]

At her introduction to the role she was championed by José Celso de Mello Filho, the most senior justice of the court. Lucia replaced Ricardo Lewandowski who had been known for championing a reduction in oversight and an increase in remuneration for judges. Her champion gave a speech talking about the need to remove corruption, although the event had presence of a number of alleged suspects.[8] In 2018, the minister Dias Toffoli succeeded Carmen Lúcia as president of the Court.[9]

References

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.
6. TSE Website (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2012.
7. Ministra Carmen Lúcia asume la Presidencia de Brasil hasta este sábado
8. Cármen Lúcia becomes the second woman ahead of the Supreme Court and says that the Brazilian people is not satisfied with the Justice System Archived 2016-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, 13 September 2016, Plus 55, Retrieved 18 September 2016

Legal offices
Preceded by Nelson Jobim	Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 2006–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Ricardo Lewandowski	President of the Supreme Federal Court 2016–2018	Succeeded by Dias Toffoli
	President of the Superior Electoral Court 2012–2013	Succeeded by Marco Aurélio Mello