List of first women lawyers and judges in New Hampshire
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Hampshire. 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 obtain a law degree or become a political figure.
Firsts in state history[]
Lawyers[]
- Marilla Ricker (1890):[1] First female lawyer in New Hampshire
- Agnes Winifred "Winnie" McLaughlin (1917):[2] First woman admitted to the New Hampshire Bar Association
- Jennie Blanche Newhall (1920):[3] Second woman admitted to the New Hampshire Bar Association; first woman law clerk in the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
- (1968):[4] First female litigator in New Hampshire
Judicial officers[]
State[]
Judges[]
- Idella Jenness:[5][6][7] First female municipal court judge in New Hampshire (1935)
- Jean K. Burling (1973):[8] First female judge in New Hampshire (1979)
Superior Court[]
- Linda S. Dalianis (1970):[9][10] First female appointed as a Judge of the New Hampshire Superior Court (1980)
Supreme Court[]
- Linda S. Dalianis (1970):[9][10] First female appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire (2000) and serve as its Chief Justice (2010)
Federal[]
District Court[]
- Landya B. McCafferty (1991):[11] First female appointed as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire (2013)
Attorney General[]
- Kelly Ayotte (1993): First female Attorney General of New Hampshire (2004-2009)
Assistant Attorney General[]
- Marilla Ricker (1890):[12] First female to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for New Hampshire (1893)
United States Attorney[]
- Emily Gray Rice (1984):[13][14] First female to serve as a U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire (2016)
Bar associations[]
- Patti Blanchette and Susan B. Carbon:[15][16] First females to serve respectively as the President of the New Hampshire Bar Association (1992-1993; 1993-1994)
- Maureen Raiche Manning:[17] First female to serve as President of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (1998)
First 100 women admitted to practice law in New Hampshire[18][]
- Agnes Winifred McLaughlin
- Jennie Blanche Newhall
- Margaret Sheehan Blodgett
- Helen White
- Jean K. Burling
- Linda Stewart Dalianis
See also[]
- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
- Timeline of women lawyers in the United States
- Women in law
Other topics of interest[]
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in New Hampshire
References[]
- ^ Balkan, Gabrielle (2015-10-01). The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 fact-filled maps!. Wide Eyed Editions. ISBN 9781847807113.
- ^ "About the New Hampshire Bar Association". NHBA. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "NH Women's Bar Association - Jennie Blanche Newhall". nhwba.org. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR MEMBERS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF LAW PRACTICE" (PDF). June 20, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Mart (2018-04-24). The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002. Routledge. ISBN 9780429976483.
- ^ Connecticut Law Journal. Connecticut Law Journal Publishing Company. 1935.
- ^ Squires, James Duane (1956). The Granite State of the United States: A History of New Hampshire from 1623 to the Present. American Historical Company.
- ^ "Judge Jean K. Burling Retires for Health Reasons". www.nhbar.org. February 8, 2008. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ a b "NHBA -Bar News Issue". www.nhbar.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ a b Senz, Kristen (December 21, 2016). "A Conversation with the Chief". www.nhbar.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "First woman to serve as a federal judge in NH to be sworn in". WMUR. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ Balkan, Gabrielle (2015-10-01). The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 fact-filled maps!. Wide Eyed Editions. ISBN 9781847807113.[verification needed]
- ^ "U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice sworn into office". WMUR. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Emily Gray Rice Sworn In As United States Attorney". www.justice.gov. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Past NHBA Presidents". NHBA. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "Opening the door: Today's wave of female bar presidents". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "New Hampshire Women's Bar Association - Our History". nhwba.org. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- ^ "NH Women's Bar Association - First 100 Women". www.nhwba.org. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
Categories:
- Lists of women by occupation and nationality
- American women lawyers
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- Women in New Hampshire