Chang Chin-lan (; 1917–1975) was a Taiwanese judge. She was the first female judge in the

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, as well as the first female

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on the

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. She became the first female to serve as the Judge of the

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(Constitutional Court) of the

Republic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

in 1970.

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1917 births 1975 deaths Chinese women judges Taiwanese people from Shandong Taiwanese women judges Northwest University (China) alumni First women judges 20th-century women judges {{Taiwan-law-bio-stub

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