Ellen Gracie Northfleet

Her Excellency
Ellen Gracie Northfleet
Her Excellency Ellen Gracie Northfleet
Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
	In office; 14 December 2000 – 8 August 2011
Appointed by	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Octavio Gallotti
Succeeded by	Rosa Weber
52nd President of the Supreme Federal Court
	In office; 30 March 2006 – 24 April 2008
Vice President	Gilmar Mendes
Preceded by	Nelson Jobim
Succeeded by	Gilmar Mendes
Personal details
Born	16 February 1948; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma mater	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
	Other judicial positions 2008–2011: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court ; 2006–2008: President, National Justice Council ; 2004–2006: Vice President, National Justice Council ; 2004–2006: Vice President, Supreme Federal Court ; 2003–2005: Vice President, Superior Electoral Court ; 2001–2005: Effective Justice, Superior Electoral Court ; 2000–2001: Substitute Justice, Superior Electoral Court ;

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Ellen Gracie Northfleet (Portuguese: [ˈɛlẽj ˈɡɾejsi nɔʁtʃˈflitʃ]; born 16 February 1948) is a Brazilian judge. She is the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Brazil and the Court's first female president.

On 8 August 2011, she retired from the Court, 7 years before the full extension that would go until 70 years old.