Joan Donoghue

Joan E. Donoghue (born December 12, 1956) is an American lawyer, international legal scholar, former U.S. State Department official, and former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She was first elected to the court in 2010, re-elected in 2014, and elected by the ICJ judges to be president of the ICJ in 2021. She was the third woman to be elected to the ICJ and the first American woman elected as president of the Court.

Joan Donoghue
President of the International Court of Justice
In office
February 8, 2021  February 6, 2024
Vice PresidentKirill Gevorgian
Preceded byAbdulqawi Yusuf
Succeeded byNawaf Salam
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office
September 13, 2010  February 6, 2024
Preceded byThomas Buergenthal
Succeeded bySarah Cleveland
Legal Adviser of the Department of State
Acting
In office
March 23, 2009  June 25, 2009
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJohn Bellinger
Succeeded byHarold Koh
Personal details
Born (1956-12-12) December 12, 1956
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)
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