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'''Joyita Mondal''' is a social worker from [[West Bengal]], [[India]], and the first Bengali [[trans woman]] to be a member of a judicial panel of a civil court.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/west-bengal-gets-a-transgender-lok-adalat-judge/story-PoFwwMctcQtQ8UFJiT13MK.html|title=In another first, Bengal gets a transgender Lok Adalat judge |date=2017-07-17|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://womensenews.org/2017/10/meet-the-first-transgender-judge-in-india/|title=Meet the First Transgender Judge in India|work=Women's eNews|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/meet-joyita-mondal-indias-first-transgender-judge/|title=Joyita Mondal, India's First Transgender Judge appointed|website=www.shethepeople.tv|date=2017-10-16|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Mondal comes from a traditional Hindu household and suffered a lot of discrimination in her childhood because of her gender identity. She dropped out of school after class 10th. After, she slept at bus stands and begged on streets.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/india/joyita-mondal-indias-first-transgender-judge-some-facts-about-her-2051163.html|title=Joyita Mondal: India's first transgender judge – Some facts about her|date=2017-10-20|work=Zee News|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en}}</ref><br />
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She moved to [[Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Islampur]] in Uttar Dinajpur district and worked for the upliftment of the transgender community. Simultaneously, she also completed her studies through correspondence and got a degree in law. In 2010, she was the first trans person from her district to get a voter ID.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Mondal also started her own organisation, Dinajpur Notun Alo (Dinajpur New Light), that is currently reaching out to and helping thousands of people in her district.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/article/2017/10/16/meet-indias-first-transgender-judge-joyita-mondal|title=Meet India's first transgender judge Joyita Mondal|work=SBS Your Language|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Mondal is a member of the transgender community of West Bengal and works for the welfare and development of the community. In 2015, Mondal was involved with others in setting up a home for older people who were HIV positive and forming patients' welfare committees.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/16/meet-the-woman-who-became-the-first-transgender-judge-in-india-7003614/|title=Meet the woman who became the first transgender judge in India|date=2017-10-16|work=Metro|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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On 8 July 2017, 29-year old Mondal became the first transgender judge of a Lok Adalat from [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. She attended office as judge of a Lok Adalat at Islampur in the North Dinajpur, where some of her first cases involved the recovery of loans made by banks.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jul/22/indias-first-transgender-judge-joyita-mondal-wants-jobs-for-her-community-1632169--1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013213248/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jul/22/indias-first-transgender-judge-joyita-mondal-wants-jobs-for-her-community-1632169--1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2017|title=India's first transgender judge Joyita Mondal wants jobs for her community|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><br />
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