Justice Mathilda Twomey | |
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| 7th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles | |
| In office 18 August 2015 – September 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Constitutional Appointments Authority of Seychelles |
| President | James Michel |
| Preceded by | Frederick Egonda-Ntende |
| Succeeded by | Rony Goviden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mathilda Butler-Payette[1] Mahé, Seychelles |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Mathilda Twomey (née Butler-Payette)[2] is a Seychellois lawyer and academic.[3] She is the first female judge in the history of Seychelles and also the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles.[4][5]
- ^ "Mathilda Twomey becomes country's first female judge". Seychelles-eNews. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "JUSTICE MATHILDA TWOMEY SWORN INTO OFFICE". Seychelles Government. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Chief Justice Mathilda Twomey". Seychelles Ministry of Tourism and Culture. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Uranie, Sharon (7 August 2015). "First woman Chief Justice appointed in Seychelles". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "President of the Seychelles Appoints Mathilda Twomey as the First Female Judge". Seychelles Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 4 August 2016.