List of first women lawyers and judges in Arkansas

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Arkansas. 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

  • Sarah Shields (1918):[1] First female lawyer in Arkansas
  • Elsijane Trimble Roy (1939):[2][3] First female appointed as a Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Arkansas (1966), Judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court (1975–1977), and Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court (1977–1999). She is considered the first female judge in Arkansas.
  • Sharon E. Bernard Miller (1970):[4] First African American female lawyer in Arkansas
  • Joyce Williams Warren (1976):[5][6] First African American female judge in Arkansas (1988) [upon her appointment in Pulaski County, Arkansas]
  • Kathleen Bell:[5] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the First Circuit in Arkansas (1988)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by last name

  • Kim Bridgeforth:[7] First female judge in Jefferson County, Arkansas
  • Maud Crawford (1927):[8] First female lawyer in Camden, Arkansas [Ouachita County, Arkansas]
  • Pauline LaFon Gore (1936):[9][10] First female lawyer in Texarkana, Arkansas [Miller County, Arkansas]. She was the mother of former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
  • Stacy Leeds:[11] First Native American (Cherokee) female to become the Dean of the University of Arkansas Law School [Washington County, Arkansas]
  • Suzanne Lighton:[12][13] First female lawyer in Washington County, Arkansas
  • Leona P. Thurman (1949):[14] First African American female lawyer in Kansas City, Arkansas [Cowley County, Arkansas]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Frances Mitchell (1998). "Reforming the Bar: Women and the Arkansas Legal Profession". University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame: Judge Elsijane Trimble Roy, Legal Trailblazer". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Elsijane Trimble Roy (1916–2007) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. ↑ II, Charles F. Robinson; Williams, Lonnie R. (2015-02-20). Remembrances in Black: Personal Perspectives of the African American Experience at the University of Arkansas, 1940s–2000s. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781557286758.
  5. 1 2 3 Blacks Get Judgeships in Arkansas from Governor. Jet. 1989-10-09. p. 22.
  6. ↑ Finn, Marie T.; Irvine, Diana R.; Bliss, Mary Lee; Pratton, Gina L. (CON); Morgan, Samantha (CON) (2009). The American Bench. Forster-Long.
  7. ↑ Briggs, Shakari. "First female firefighter promoted to first female lieutenant". Pine Bluff Commercial. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Maud Robinson Crawford (1891–1957) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  9. ↑ "Washingtonpost.com: Gore Cultivates Women Voters". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  10. ↑ J, Clinton, William (1996-01-01). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995. Best Books on. ISBN 9781623767990.
  11. ↑ "Judge Stacy Leeds". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  12. ↑ "Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas on January 27, 1974 · Page 9". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  13. ↑ The Arkansas Lawyer. Arkansas Bar Association. 1979.
  14. ↑ "Leona P. Thurman, K.C's first Black woman lawyer | African American Registry". www.aaregistry.org. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
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