Maria Hagemeyer | |
Office: | Judge |
Term Start: | 1927 |
Term End: | 1933 |
Nationality: | German |
Occupation: | Lawyer, Judge |
Known For: | First woman judge in Germany |
Maria Hagemeyer was the first woman to become a judge in Germany.[1] In 1924 she was appointed as an Assessor in Prussia, and in 1927 she was appointed as a judge for the district court of Bonn.[2] [3] She was promoted to a lifelong position in 1928.[2] However, the Nazis dismissed all women judges in 1933.[3]