Cármen Lúcia (justice)

Her Excellency Cármen Lúcia
President of the Supreme Federal Court President of the National Justice Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 September 2016
Vice President	Dias Toffoli
Preceded by	Ricardo Lewandowski
Vice President of the Supreme Federal Court Vice President of the National Justice Council
In office 10 September 2014 – 12 September 2016
President	Ricardo Lewandowski
Preceded by	Ricardo Lewandowski
Succeeded by	Dias Toffoli
Minister of the Supreme Federal Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2006[1]
Appointed by	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva[2]
Preceded by	Nelson Jobim[2]
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-19) 19 April 1954[1] Montes Claros, Brazil[1]
Alma mater	Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais [3]

Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj ˈlusjɐ ɐ̃ˈtũɲis ˈʁɔʃɐ], Montes Claros, 19 April 1954) is a Brazilian jurist and member of the Supreme Federal Court since 2006. She was the second woman to be chosen as a justice for such court. She has been nominated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

She was President of the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil.^[4] She currently is the President of the Supreme Federal Court.

At her introduction to the role she was championed by José Celso de Mello Filho, the most senior jurist. 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 despite the presence of a number of alleged suspects.^[5]

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