ʻElisapeti Langi

ʻElisapeti Lavakeiʻaho Makoni Langi is a Tongan lawyer and judge. She was the first woman appointed as a magistrate in Tonga, and also the first to serve on the Supreme Court of Tonga.

Langi was educated at the University of the South Pacific, initially studying foundation studies before completing a law degree at the Emalus campus in Vanuatu. She worked as a legal assistant in a community law center before becoming a Crown Prosecutor for the Tongan Attorney General's office. In March 2018 she was appointed as a Senior Magistrate, becoming the second woman appointed to such a role in Tonga. In September 2020 she was appointed as an acting justice to the Supreme Court of Tonga, becoming the first woman to serve on the court.