Nearly a hundred women judges make history in Egypt

Egyptian female judge Radwa Helmi Ahmad sits on her first court hearing at the State Council in the capital Cairo

Egyptian female judge Radwa Helmi Ahmad sits on her first court hearing at the State Council in the capital Cairo. Source: Getty / SAMER ABDALLAH/AFP via Getty Images

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Although women have been practicing law in Egypt since the 1930s, they did not hold any judicial positions until 2003 when the first female judge was appointed to the Constitutional Court.

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