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[[File:Justice Amareswari Konamaneni.jpg|thumb|K. Amareswari]]<br />
'''Justice K. Amareswari''' (1928–2009) was the first woman judge of the [[Andhra Pradesh]] [[Andhra Pradesh High Court|High Court]].<br />
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Amareswari was born in [[Appikatla]] Village in [[Guntur District]].<ref name="passes">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/26/stories/2009072653710400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728165656/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/26/stories/2009072653710400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2009 |title=Justice Amareswari passes away |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 July 2009}}</ref> She graduated with a master's degree in Politics and History from [[Andhra University College of Law]] in the year 1949. She completed her bachelor's in law from the same university. She became the first lady judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. She was a member of the Bar Council from 1960–1961 and was appointed Judge directly from the Bar. She was the Vice-President of the Indian Federation of Women Lawyers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newswala.com/Hyderabad-News/Rs.5.4-Crores-Fraud-Case-76.html |title=Rs.5.4 Crores Fraud Case |newspaper=News Wala |date=26 June 2009 |access-date=4 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002165028/http://www.newswala.com/Hyderabad-News/Rs.5.4-Crores-Fraud-Case-76.html |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also worked as the Vice-President of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Advocates Association during the period 1975-1976. In the year 1978 on 29 April she was appointed permanent Judge for Andhra Pradesh High Court.<br />
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She died on 25 July 2009, in New Delhi where she had been practising as a senior advocate at the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]. She is survived by a son and daughter. Chief Minister Y.S. [[Rajasekhara Reddy]] and several other political leaders conveyed their condolences to the family members.<ref name="passes" /><br />
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<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov282004/s4.asp |newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]] |title=Handle quota in pvt sector with care, says ex-judge |date=28 November 2004 |access-date=4 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023538/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov282004/s4.asp |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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