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Joan Donoghue

Also Known As Joan E. Donoghue
International and Supranational Court Judges

Joan E. Donoghue is an American lawyer, international legal scholar and former United States State Department official who served as a judge of the International Court of Justice, first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, and as the court president from 2021. She was the third woman elected to the ICJ and the first American woman elected as its president.

Facts
Role
Lawyer, international legal scholar, former U.S 2
Role
Lawyer, international legal scholar, former U.S. State Department official and former President of the International Court of Justice 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States 1
Born
1956 1
Birth Date
1956-12-12 1
Birthplace
Yonkers, New York 1
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
Classification
Gender
Female 1
Connections

In Legal System

Law of the United States, Legal Systems
Source Wikidata: Joan Donoghue

Member Of

International Court of Justice, Courts
Source Wikipedia: Joan Donoghue
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1. Wikipedia: Joan Donoghue
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence (full name form)
    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).
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence (nationality)
    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).
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence (role)
    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).
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence (birth year)
    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).
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence (birth date)
    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).
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (name clause)
    Joan E. Donoghue
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1 (nationality clause)
    is an American lawyer
  • Lead paragraph, birth parenthetical
    born December 12, 1956
  • Personal details section, Born field
    December 12, 1956
  • Personal details section, place of birth field
    Yonkers, New York
  • Member Of: International Court of Justice, Lead section
    State Department official, and former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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2. Joan Donoghue (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Introduction, gender
    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.
  • Introduction, role
    Joan E.
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Wikidata: Joan Donoghue
  • Wikidata Q1690742 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
    P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (Joan Donoghue)
  • Wikidata Q1690742, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Donoghue (born December 12, 1956) is an American lawyer, international legal scholar, former U.S.
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Joan Donoghue (Wikipedia)
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Joan E. Donoghue (Wikipedia)
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Joan E.
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