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List of first women lawyers and judges in Maryland

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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Maryland. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

Contents

Firsts in state history

Lawyers

State judges

Federal judges

Assistant Attorney General

United States Attorney

State's Attorney

District Attorney

Public Defender

Political Office

Maryland State Bar Association

Firsts in local history

See also

Other topics of interest

References

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  2. ↑ "President's Message: Who is Etta Maddox? - Maryland State Bar Association". www.msba.org. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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  4. 1 2 Eyler, Deborah Sweet. "The Early Female Jewish Members of the Maryland Bar: 1920–1929". Maryland Law Review. 74: 545: 545–582.
  5. 1 2 Battaglia, Lynne A. ""WHERE IS JUSTICE?" AN EXPLORATION OF BEGINNINGS". University of Baltimore Law Forum. 41 (1).
  6. ↑ Smith, John Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN   9780812216851.
  7. 1 2 "Juanita Jackson Mitchell, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Juanita J. Mitchell, 79, Lawyer In Maryland Civil Rights Battles". The New York Times. July 9, 1992. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Banks, Taunya Lovell (2004). "Setting the Record Straight: Maryland's First Black Women Law Graduates". Maryland Law Review. 63 (4).
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  11. ↑ Upon her appointment as a Judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court
  12. 1 2 "Rita Charmatz Davidson | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  13. 1 2 The Maryland Bar Journal. Maryland State Bar Association. 1986.
  14. ↑ "Mabel Houze Hubbard, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  15. 1 2 Freitag, Susan. "Women hold a quarter of Maryland judgeships In 1981, data show, they were 5% of bench". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 "Judges among Maryland Women Recognized in History Project" (PDF). Justice Matters. June 2003.
  17. 1 2 "Wicomico County Bar Honors Judge Sally D. Adkins". Maryland State Bar Association – MSBA. December 3, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Forum Faces: The Honorable Martha F. Rasin". University of Baltimore Law Forum. 1998.
  19. ↑ Upon Rasin becoming a Chief Judge of a Maryland District Court in 1996
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  22. ↑ "Gay woman, Asian-American named city District Court judges". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Hon. Halee F. Weinstein". Daily Record. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Judge Halee F. Weinstein for Baltimore City District Court in Maryland". Trellis. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  25. ↑ She and her daughter Sherrie Krauser were the first mother and daughter to hold judgeships in Maryland.
  26. ↑ Bykowicz, Julie. "Md. gets 1st African-American woman appeals judge". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  27. ↑ "Shirley M. Watts appointed to Court of Appeals". The Baltimore Times, Inc. – Positive Stories. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
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  29. ↑ "Maryland governor appoints 2 to state's highest court". Cecil Daily. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  30. 1 2 The Maryland Bar Journal. Maryland State Bar Association. 1996.
  31. ↑ "Biden to nominate two Maryland women to become federal judges, including the first woman of color". Baltimore Sun. March 30, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Native Judges Belong on the Federal Bench". Yahoo News. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  33. ↑ "State Roundup, May 30, 2019". MarylandReporter.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  34. ↑ Myers, Marcia. "Baltimore judges named to U.S. District Court". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  35. 1 2 "Board of Trustees". The National Judicial College. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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  40. ↑ "Louise Gonzales brings womens' [sic] perspective to state bar ** group". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
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  42. ↑ San Felice, Selene. "Anne Arundel County's first female African-American Circuit Court judge appointed as three vacancies filled". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  43. ↑ San Felice, Selene. "Anne Colt Leitess, Anne Arundel's first female state's attorney, wins back the office". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  44. ↑ Apperson, Jay. "Baltimore's top prosecutor". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  45. ↑ "Phoebe A. Haddon '85 to Lead Rutgers-Camden". law.yale.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  46. ↑ "Jeannette Rosner Wolman, MSA SC 3520-13569". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  47. ↑ "Wanda K. Heard, Maryland Circuit Court Judge". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  48. 1 2 3 "Female judges overcame challenges to break down barriers". Maryland Daily Record. September 20, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  49. ↑ "Baltimore City Law Department". Baltimore City Law Department. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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  51. ↑ "Maria Oesterreicher becomes Carroll's first female Circuit Court judge". carrollcountytimes.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  52. ↑ Hamilton, Carl (August 8, 2008). "Schneider becomes county's first female judge". Cecil Daily.
  53. ↑ "Betty Bright Nelson's Obituary on The Star Democrat". The Star Democrat. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  54. ↑ Gaines, Danielle E. (December 13, 2014). "County's first female judge remembered". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  55. ↑ Davis, Krishna. "Yolanda L. Curtin sworn in as first Hispanic judge on Harford Circuit Court". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  56. ↑ Craver, Alan J. "Lawyer Leasure sworn in as Circuit Court judge She is first woman to join bench at that level in county". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  57. ↑ Francke, Caitlin (October 10, 1996). "Judicial campaign a study in strategy: 2 operate from bench, 2 take grass-roots tack". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  58. 1 2 Freitag, Susan. "Women hold a quarter of Maryland judgeships In 1981, data show, they were 5% of bench". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  59. ↑ "Vivian V. Simpson (1903–1984)" (PDF). Montgomery County Commission for Women.
  60. ↑ "Irma S. Raker, MSA SC 3520-11659". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  61. ↑ "Marielsa A. Bernard" (PDF). Montgomery County Commission for Women.
  62. ↑ "Karla Smith set to be sworn in as first black female Montgomery District Court judge". Washington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  63. 1 2 Saxon, Carolyn Starks (March 2011). "The History Corner" (PDF). PGCBA News Journal.
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  65. ↑ "Entrevista con Gladys Weatherspoon, la primera jueza latina en Prince George's". Telemundo Washington DC (44) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  66. ↑ "Governor Larry Hogan - Official Website for the Governor of Maryland". Governor of Maryland. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  67. ↑ Rhodes, Dave. "Washington County's first female state's attorney is a 'Jersey Girl' who found her niche". The Hagerstown Herald-Mail. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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