Kaino Tuovi Lemmikki Kekomäki (née Yrjö-Koskinen; September 17, 1902 – April 8, 1996) was a Finnish lawyer who was elected as the first woman to become a member of the Supreme Administrative Court in 1956. She was born in Loppi.
With this appointment, Kekomäki became the first woman in the Nordic countries to be a senior judge. In 1960, she was the first woman to receive the Finnish White Rose Class I commander. In 1971, she became the Grand Cross of the Finnish Lion, the highest honor of the Order. Kekomäki died in Helsinki, at the age of 93.
References
- Forsström, Johanna (2001). "Kekomäki, Lemmikki". Kansallisbiografia-verkkojulkaisu. Studia Biographica 4. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.
- ^ Forsström, Johanna (6 September 2001). "Lemmikki Kekomäki". Biografiasampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- "KHO:n "ensimmäinen nainen"". www.kho.fi. Korkein hallinto-oikeus.
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