Mata Tuatagaloa

Mata Keli Tuatagaloa is a Samoan judge. She was the first woman judge in Samoa, having been appointed to the District Court of Samoa in 2011, and has been a judge of the Supreme Court of Samoa since August 2015. New Zealand judge Ida Malosi had been the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, however her appointment was on a temporary basis and Tuatagaloa was the first woman to be permanently appointed.