Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins

The Lady Higgins
Higgins at the International Court of Justice.
President of the International Court of Justice
In office
6 February 2006  6 February 2009
Preceded byShi Jiuyong
Succeeded byHisashi Owada
Personal details
Born
Rosalyn C. Cohen

(1937-06-02) 2 June 1937
NationalityBritish
SpouseTerence Higgins, Baron Higgins
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Yale Law School
OccupationJudge

Rosalyn Cohen Higgins, Baroness Higgins, GBE, KC (born 2 June 1937) is a British former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She was the first female judge elected to the ICJ, and was elected to a three-year term as its president in 2006.