Chang Chin-lan ( Chinese: 張金蘭; pinyin: Zhāng Jīnlán; 1917–1975) was the first female judge in the Republic of China, as well as the first female justice on the Supreme Court of the Republic of China. [1] [2] She became the first female to serve as the Judge of the Judicial Yuan (Constitutional Court) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1970. [3]