Sri Widoyati (1929 – 1982) was the first woman appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Indonesia, which occurred in 1968.[1][2][3][4] She was Muslim.[5]

Sri Widoyati
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
In office
1968–?
Appointed bySoeharto
Personal details
Born1929
 Dutch East Indies
Died1982
 Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
SpouseWiratmo Soekito

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  1. ^ Morgan, Robin (2016-03-08). Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology. Open Road Media. ISBN 9781504033244.
  2. ^ Sonneveld, Nadia; Lindbekk, Monika (2017-03-27). Women Judges in the Muslim World: A Comparative Study of Discourse and Practice. BRILL. ISBN 9789004342200.
  3. ^ Irving, Helen (2017-06-30). Constitutions and Gender. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781784716967.
  4. ^ Buchanan, Kelly. "Women in History: Lawyers and Judges | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress". Blogs.loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  5. ^ Arskal Salim; Azyumardi Azra (2003). Shari'a and Politics in Modern Indonesia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-981-230-188-8.