The Most Famous
LAWYERS from Panama
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Panamanian Lawyers of all time. This list of famous Panamanian Lawyers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Clara González (1898 - 1990)
With an HPI of 52.02, Clara González is the most famous Panamanian Lawyer. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Clara González (1898–1990) was a Panamanian feminist, lawyer, judge, and activist. She became the first Panamanian woman to earn her Bachelor of Law Degree in 1922. The same year, she created the Partido Nacional Feminista (PNF, National Feminist Party) to campaign for women's rights and suffrage. González was central to the work of the Inter-American Commission on Women, collaborating with activists from Latin America and the United States to study the condition of women across the Americas and to recommend reforms. González remained a vital organizer for women's rights in Panama for decades and ran for political office after Panamanian women were granted voting rights in 1945. She later became the first Panamanian woman to serve as a juvenile court judge, where she assisted in drafting the Panamanian juvenile code.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Panamanian lawyers born between 1898 and 1898. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Panamanian lawyers include Clara González. As of April 2024, 1 new Panamanian lawyers have been added to Pantheon including Clara González.
