Cármen Lúcia
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Her Excellency Cármen Lúcia |
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court President of the National Justice Council |
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Assumed office 12 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ricardo Lewandowski |
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Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Federal Court Vice President of the National Justice Council |
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In office 10 September 2014 – 12 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ricardo Lewandowski |
| Succeeded by | Dias Toffoli |
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Assumed office 21 June 2006 |
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| Appointed by | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Preceded by | Nelson Jobim |
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19 April 1954 Montes Claros, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais |
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 is the second woman to have been chosen as a justice for the Court. She was nominated by former President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
She was President of the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil. 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.
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