Simone Rozès (born 29 March 1920) is a French judge. She was awarded the Grand Cross of the

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. From 1973 to 1979, she was the first director of Supervised Education. From 1976 to 1981, she was president of the Paris High Court. From 1984 to 1988, she was the first president of the

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Life

She was born Simone Ludwig in 1920. She married to Gabriel Rozès (1920–2001). She graduated in law in 1945, before obtaining a higher studies diploma (DES) in public law and political economy and a diploma from

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. Between 1946 and 1949, she practiced as a lawyer in Paris. Then she was one of the first women to take the competitive examination for the magistrate. She was first assigned to the Bourges Court of Appeal as a substitute judge in 1949. From 1958 to 1962, she was head of the office of the Keeper of the Seals, at the

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. From 1976 to 1981, she was president of the Paris high court. In 1981, she was elected as advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, now the

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. On 10 June 1981, she was appointed a member of the balance sheet commission. This commission, created by Prime Minister

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, has had the mission of drawing up a picture of the French economy. However, on 27 July 1981, she resigned from this body, following the declarations of Minister of the Interior

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. She was appointed the first president of the Court of Cassation on 1 February 1984. She retired on 30 June 1988. She has since been its first honorary president.

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