Honourable Ms Justice Efigénia Mariquinha dos Santos Lima Clemente

President (interim) of the Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo), Angola

Honourable Ms Justice Efigénia Mariquinha dos Santos Lima Clemente serves as Vice-President of the Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) of Angola and presides over its Civil, Administrative, Fiscal and Customs Chamber. She holds an LLB from Universidade Agostinho Neto, a Master’s in Legal and Business Sciences from the same institution in partnership with University of Coimbra, and is currently a doctoral student in Public Law at Universidade Agostinho Neto in collaboration with Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Her academic credentials demonstrate exceptional commitment to legal scholarship alongside judicial service. At her inauguration, she emphasized digitalization and modernization of the judiciary as key priorities for Angola’s justice system, signaling a forward-thinking approach to judicial reform. Her leadership combines extensive legal expertise with vision for technological advancement, positioning Angola’s Supreme Court for contemporary challenges. Justice Clemente’s focus on innovation reflects broader continental trends toward judicial modernization.