Alphonsine Kalume Asengo Cheusi (born 1955) is a Congolese magistrate who in October 2020 became the first woman to be selected as a member of the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Until her appointment, all nine judges had always been male. Earlier in her career, in 2013 she became an advisor to the Supreme Court of Justice and in 2018, an advisor to the Council of State.[1][2][3]
Biography
editBorn on 9 May 1955 in Kalemie on Lake Tanganyika in southeastern DRC, she was raised in the province of Maniema. A graduate in economic law from the University of Kinshasa in 1983, in 1989 she was first appointed a magistrate before becoming a deputy prosecutor in Kinshasa's Kalamu Municipality. In 2013 she became an advisor to the Supreme Court and in 2018, an advisor to the Council of State.[2] On 21 October 2020, she was sworn in as a member of the Constitutional Court.[4]
References
edit- ^ Teiko Larnyoh, Magdalene (22 October 2020). "Meet Alphonsine Kalume Asengo Cheusi, the only female member of DRC's constitutional court". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ a b Nunoo, Ama (22 October 2020). "Alphonsine Kalume Asengo Cheusi now the only female member of DRC's constitutional court". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Cour constitutionnelle : Sixième journée de réflexion du personnel féminin" (in French). Cour Constitutionnelle RD.Congo. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Taboola (21 October 2020). "RDC-prestation de serment : Alphonsine Kalume Asengo Cheusi, unique femme membre de la Cour Constitutionnelle" (in French). Actualité.CD. Retrieved 27 December 2021.