Graciela Dixon

Graciela Dixon is a former Chief Justice of the Corte Suprema de Justicia de Panamá (Supreme Court of Panama).[1] She is widely considered to be the first woman of African descent to hold that position.[2]

Graciela Dixon
Chief Justice of the Corte Suprema de Justicia de Panamá

Supreme Court magistrates in Panama serve fixed 10-year terms and elect, from among their peers, the Chief Justice, who serves for one two-year term. She was nominated by Panama, under the Rome Statute, to sit in the International Criminal Court in the Hague, however, this nomination was not successful.[3][4]

Prior to becoming a Supreme Court justice, Dixon spent 22 years in private legal practice.[5] She is a graduate of the University of Panama and the Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua.

References
  1. "Justice in Profile". International Judicial Monitor.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-06-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.lexadin.nl/wlg/courts/nofr/oeur/lxctpan.htm
  4. Jackson, Eric. "Dixon's bid for International Criminal Court post fails". The Panama News. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09.
  5. Stull, Elizabeth. "Panama's Chief Justice Visits 'Republic of Brooklyn'". The Brooklyn Eagle.


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