Joan Donoghue

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joan Donoghue
Occupation	Jurist
Date Of Birth	Dec 12, 1957(1957-12-12)
Age	67
Birthplace	Yonkers
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Joan Donoghue Biography

Joan Donoghue is one of the most popular and richest Jurist who was born on December 12, 1957 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Even though the ICJ was created in 1945, she was the fourth woman to join the Court. Of the Court’s fifteen members, three of them are female (the remaining are Xue’s Hanqin, who was sworn in that same date as Donoghue as well as Julia Sebutinde, who joined the Court in 2012).. In the past, Rosalyn Higgins served both as a judge as well as President of the Court (1995-2009).

Donoghue’s name was the sole nomination for the ICJ position that the Secretary-General received within the time frame specified. (After the date of expiration for submission of nominations and nominations, the Secretariat received notifications coming from the National Group of Colombia that also proposed a candidate.) For the General Assembly, Donoghue received the 159th vote out from 167 votes valid (there were eight abstentions). On the Security Council, she received all 15 votes. Donoghue was sworn into an official Member of the ICJ on 13 September, the 13th of September.

In 2014, Donoghue was nominated for a second term on the ICJ, and was easily re-elected with 156 votes in the first round of voting at the International Court of Justice judges election, 2014.

In the 1980s Donoghue served as an attorney-advisor for U.S. in Nicaragua v. United States. The General Counsel for Freddie Mac from 2003 to 2005. She was also the Deputy Legal Advisor at the United States State Department from 2007 until 2010.

Joan Donoghue Net Worth

Joan Donoghue is one of the richest Jurist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joan Donoghue 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Joan E. Donoghue (born 12 December 1957) is an American jurist, as well as a Judge of the International Court of Justice. The judge was appointed to this post in 2010, and then she was reelected in 2014. Her sons are Adam and Casey: Adam as well as Casey Shamma.

Donoghue earned her degree from University of California, Santa Cruz with honors from the Department of Russian Studies and in Biology in 1978. She later obtained the Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in the year 1981.

Donoghue was elected to the ICJ on September 9, 2010 to fill the place left vacant by the resignation of Thomas Buergenthal. Pursuant to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, Donoghue completed the remainder of the nine-year term for which Buergenthal had been elected, which expired on February 5, 2015.

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Joan Ranked on the list of most popular Jurist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joan Donoghue celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

Top Facts about Joan Donoghue

1. Joan Donoghue is an American judge on the International Court of Justice.
2. She was born in New York City in 1956.
3. Donoghue earned her law degree from UC Berkeley.
4. She served as a legal adviser to the U.S. State Department.
5. In 2010, she was appointed to the ICJ by President Obama.
6. Donoghue is only the fourth woman to serve on the ICJ.
7. She has authored several publications on international law and arbitration.
8. Donoghue has also taught at several prestigious universities, including Harvard Law School.
9. Her term on the ICJ runs until 2024.
10. Donoghue is known for her expertise in public international law and dispute resolution.