(1956-12-12) December 12, 1956 (age 67) Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD)
Joan E. Donoghue (born December 12, 1956) is an American lawyer, international legal scholar, former U.S. State Department official, and former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She was first elected to the court in 2010, re-elected in 2014, and elected by the ICJ judges to be president of the ICJ in 2021.[1][2][3] She was the third woman to be elected to the ICJ and the first American woman elected as president of the Court.
^United Nations Security Council S/PV.6381 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
^"General Assembly document GA/10978". September 9, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
^International Court of Justice biography. Accessed December 4, 2010.
Joan E. Donoghue (born December 12, 1956) is an American lawyer, international legal scholar, former U.S. State Department official, and former president...
of 117, being elected instead. "Press Release (Unofficial): Judge Joan E. Donoghue (United States of America) elected President of the International Court...
Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In a 13–1 ruling (with only Judge JoanDonoghue dissenting), the Court deemed the United Kingdom's separation of the...
Assumed office 6 February 2024 Vice President Julia Sebutinde Preceded by JoanDonoghue Judge of the International Court of Justice Incumbent Assumed office...
of Justice. In February 2024, the terms of five judges will expire: JoanDonoghue of the United States, currently the President of the Court; Kirill Gevorgian...
June 25, 2009 – January 22, 2013 President Barack Obama Preceded by JoanDonoghue (Acting) Succeeded by Mary McLeod (Acting) 15th Dean of Yale Law School...
Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible. Only the American judge, JoanDonoghue, voted in favor of the UK. The president of the court, Abdulqawi Ahmed...
Court of Justice Incumbent Assumed office February 6, 2024 Preceded by JoanDonoghue Personal details Education Brown University (BA) Lincoln College, Oxford...
2021 Vice President Xue Hanqin Preceded by Ronny Abraham Succeeded by JoanDonoghue Vice President of the International Court of Justice In office 6 February...
Assembly and the Security Council, Mohamed Bennouna, James Crawford, JoanDonoghue, and Kirill Gevorgian were elected to the Court at the end of the first...
Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible. Only the American judge, JoanDonoghue, voted in favour of the UK. The president of the court, Abdulqawi Ahmed...
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (1993–2006) JoanDonoghue, 1981 – president of the International Court of Justice (2021—) and...
Skotnikov, Antônio Trindade, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, Christopher Greenwood, JoanDonoghue, Xue Hanqin, Giorgio Gaja (ad hoc) Case opinions Separate opinion: Abdul...
Anne-Marie Slaughter, President & CEO, New America Foundation 2014: Judge JoanDonoghue, International Court of Justice, Judge Julia Sebutinde, International...
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