List of first women lawyers and judges in Africa

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Africa.

It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses).

Also included are the first women in their country to achieve a certain distinction such as obtaining a law degree.

See Women in law in the United Kingdom In 1909, Madeline Wookey began fighting for the right to practice law in South Africa.

She lost her case at the appellate level in 1912.