Maria Filomena D. Singh

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines

Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh is a highly accomplished jurist with a diverse background in law and extensive experience in the judiciary. She holds a Juris Doctor degree with Second Honors distinction from the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from the Washington College of Law of the American University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English major in Imaginative Writing from the University of the Philippines. In 2014, Justice Singh was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, where she served in several capacities, including as Chairperson of the Committee on Continuing Judicial Education. She is known for her involvement in drafting and revising rules and guidelines related to judicial procedures and notaries public.

Nicola Mathers

Auckland District Court, New Zealand



Judge Mathers was appointed a District Court Judge in 2000 with a general and jury warrant, and held the role of Civil Liaison Judge for the northern region of New Zealand for a number of years. She has been the co-ordinator of and presented seminars by the Institute of Judicial Studies. Judge Nicola Mathers was appointed as one of the two IAWJ Regional Directors for the Asia-Pacific region in 2020. Judge Nicola Mathers was appointed Treasurer for the NZAWJ Te Kāhui Kaiwhakawā Wāhine o Aotearoa on its inception in 2006, and held the role of President from 2010-2015, and remains on the executive committee of the Association.



Ita Farrelly 

District Tribunal Judge, United Kingdom

Judge Ita Farrelly is the youngest female full-time judge to be appointed in the UK (2018) and now UK leadership Judge in 2023. She was appointed as a diversity and communications judge and a board member of the UKAWJ since 2018. Educating the public and judiciary about the role of judges and equal rights and interests of women. In 2020, 2022 & 2023 she has promoted women’s access to the courts, speaking at the UK Law Society lecture series about career progression and fighting inequality for women (age, appearance, area, location, scholarly route). She had assisted in the resettlement of Afghanistan women judges initiatives, liaising and guest speaking at several international events.

Salima Rouhi

Commerce Tribunal Judge, Morocco

The honorable Judge Salima Rouhi is on the Trade Court of Casablanca and a member of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) and her Moroccan chapter the Union of Moroccan Women Judges (UMAWJ). She currently holds the post of secretary-general within the Union of Women Judges and the post of regional director for the Europe/MENA region among the IAWJ. Previously, she chaired the Chamber of tort cases, the Chamber of Violence against women and children and the Chamber of the Labor Law. She was a member of the Chamber of personal status of Moroccan expatriates (mixed-race marriage, exequatur).



Rosa Elena Gonzalez Tirado

Circuit Magistrate, Mexico

Magistrate Rosa Elena Gonzalez holds a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM 1982); she has completed a specialization in constitutional and administrative law at the postgraduate unit of the law school of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1984-1986), as well as a master's degree in law at the same postgraduate unit of the law school of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1986), and a judicial specialization at the supreme court of justice of the nation (1990). She is currently a member of the regional plenary court in administrative matters of the central-north region with residence in Mexico City.

Sherlanne Pierre 

Master of High Court, Trinidad and Tobago

Master Sherlanne Pierre sits in the civil division of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago. Prior to that, she sat in the Family and Children Division where she presided over matters concerning the welfare of children and the preservation of family life in unconventional ways. She sits on the Executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Women Judges and is former tutor at the Hugh Wooding Law School. Master Pierre remains involved in her local community where she teaches pre-teens about self-esteem and relationships and organises initiatives to provide companionship and support to senior citizens. 

Mona Lynch 

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Canada 



Justice Lynch was appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2002 and currently serves on the General Division, having previously sat on the Family Division. Since 2021, she has been the International Director for North America on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ). She served as President of the Canadian Superior Court Judges Association for 2023/2024 and now holds the role of Past President on its Executive. A dedicated advocate for women in the judiciary, she is a member of the IAWJ’s Afghan Women Judges Support Committee and a Past President of the Canadian Chapter of the IAWJ. Justice Lynch also contributes to the Judicloud Advisory Board for Federal Judicial Affairs and has served on national and provincial judicial committees focused on technology, education, security, outreach, and media liaison. She is a sought-after speaker, presenting on a range of legal topics at provincial, national, and international conferences.

Lisa Walsh 

11th Judicial Circuit, United States

Judge Lisa Walsh has been a trial and appellate judge in Miami, Florida for 15 years. She is also an adjunct professor of appellate advocacy at St. Thomas Law School. She serves as International Director for the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) and Director for the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ). She was the 2015-2016 President of NAWJ. In 2016, she passed a national resolution calling on all judges to “make appointments that are consistent with the diversity of our society and the justice system.” She leads the US efforts to support refugees who were women judges in Afghanistan.



Roli Harriman

High Court Judge, Nigeria

The Honourable Justice Harriman is a judge of the High Court of Delta State. She also is an ADR judge and Vice Chair of the Governing Council of the Delta State Multidoor Courthouse. She is a CEDR (UK) Accredited Mediator, holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK. She has had varied experience as a mediator in Nigeria and in the United Kingdom and a great advocate of forging peace worldwide through mediation. She served on the Panel of Neutrals of the Multidoor courthouses at the Abuja and Lagos High Courts, and was chairman of the National Committee on the Replication of Multidoor courthouses in Nigeria between 2004 and 2008. 

Henrietta Wolayo

High Court Judge, Uganda

Lady Justice Henrietta Wolayo is a judge of the High Court since 2013. She is the President of the IAWJ Africa Region and Director for East and Central Africa, on the IAWJ Board based in Washington .DC. She is the immediate Past of President of IAWJ Uganda Chapter since 2018 and was the chief host for the IAWJ Africa Region Conference held in Kampala, Uganda from October 26 to 29. She has worked in various parts of Uganda since her appointment in 2013 and before that when she was a magistrate and registrar. She holds a Masters in Business Association form ESAMI; a Master of Philosophy from the University of Zimbabwe and a Bachelor of Laws form Makerere University.