Justice K. Amareswari (1928–2009) was the first woman judge of the

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High Court. Amareswari was born in

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Village in

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. She graduated with a master's degree in Politics and History from

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in the year 1949. She completed her bachelor's in law from the same university. She became the first lady judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. She was a member of the Bar Council from 1960–1961 and was appointed Judge directly from the Bar. She was the Vice-President of the Indian Federation of Women Lawyers. She also worked as the Vice-President of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates Association during the period 1975-1976. In the year 1978 on 29 April she was appointed permanent Judge for Andhra Pradesh High Court. She died on 25 July 2009, in New Delhi where she had been practising as a senior advocate at the

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. She is survived by a son and daughter. Chief Minister Y.S.

Rajasekhara Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12 ...

and several other political leaders conveyed their condolences to the family members.

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