Helena Refosco

Helena Refosco is a Judge at the São Paulo State Court of Justice (TJSP). She has served as Auxiliary Judge at Brazil's highest courts, including the Federal Supreme Court, Superior Electoral Court, and National Council of Justice. She recently completed the Judicial Fellowship Programme by the Presidential Precinct, the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship at American University Washington College of Law, and the Federal Judicial Center Fellowship Programme. Helena has taught at the University of Brasília and co-authored publications in prestigious journals, including The Cambridge Handbook of Class Actions. She has presented her research internationally at Harvard Law School, the World Bank, and other global forums. She holds a PhD from USP Law School, during which she was a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School. Her PhD dissertation was selected by Brazil's Federal Supreme Court among 100 significant works by women Constitutional Law experts.