who was the first woman judge appointed to supreme court
Fathima Beevi M. Fathima Beevi was the first female judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India (1989)[1][2][3][4][5][6] and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary. On her retirement from the court she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and as Governor in Tamil Nadu (1997â€“2001).[2][7][8]