<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> (1927 - 04 - 30) 30 April 1927 (age 90) Pathanamthitta, Travancore, Kerala, British Raj (now Kerala, India) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parents </Th> <Td> Meera Sahib (father) Khadeeja Bibi (mother) </Td> </Tr> <P> M. Fathima Beevi was the first female judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India (1989) and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary . On her retirement from the court she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and as Governor in Tamil Nadu (1997--2001). </P> <P> Fathima Beevi was born on 30 April 1927 at Pathanamthitta, Travancore (now Kerala, India) as the daughter of Meera Sahib and Khadeeja Bibi . </P>

Who was the first woman judge appointed to supreme court