List of first women lawyers and judges in Georgia

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

  • Minnie Anderson Hale:[1] First female to earn a law degree from a Georgia law school in 1911
  • Betty Reynolds Cobb and Mary C. Johnson (1916):[2] First female lawyers in Georgia
  • Annie Anderson:[3][4][5] First female judge in Georgia (1922)
  • Viola Ross Napier (1901):[6] First female lawyer to practice before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia (1922)
  • Rachel E. Pruden-Herndon (1942):[7] First African American lawyer in Georgia
  • Edith Grant Ingram:[8] First African American female judge in Georgia (1969)
  • Dorothy Beasley (1969):[9][10] First female appointed as a Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals (1984). She was also the first female judge in Fulton County, Georgia (1977).
  • Leah Ward Sears (1980):[11] First female (and African American female) appointed as a Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court (1992). She was also the first African American female appointed as the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court (2005), as well as a Judge of the Superior Court (1988).

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Heather H. Lanier:[12] First female appointed as a Judge of the South Georgia Circuit Superior Court [Baker County, Calhoun County, Decatur County, Grady County and Mitchell County, Georgia]
  • Alene Hardin (c. 1918):[13] First female lawyer in Macon, Georgia [Bibb County, Georgia]
  • Faye Sanders Martin (1956):[14] First woman to practice law in Bulloch County, Georgia. She would later become a judge.
  • Sarah Estelle ("Stella") Akin (1917):[15] First female lawyer in Savannah, Georgia [Chatham County, Georgia]
  • Mary V. Clark Creech (1939):[16] First female lawyer in Savannah, Georgia to have a courtroom practice [Chatham County, Georgia]
  • Helen Huff (1939):[17] First female lawyer in Cobb County, Georgia
  • Denise Fachini:[18] First female appointed as a Judge of the Cordele Judicial Circuit [Ben Hill County, Crisp County, Dooly County, and Wilcox County, Georgia]
  • Cathy Cox (1984):[19] First female lawyer in Bainbridge, Georgia [Decatur County, Georgia]
  • Mary Welcome (1968):[20] First African American female Court Solicitor in Atlanta, Georgia (DeKalb County and Fulton County, Georgia; 1975)
  • Linda W. Hunter (1981):[21] First African American female judge of the DeKalb Superior Court and Chief Judge and Administrative Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court [DeKalb County, Georgia]
  • Angela DeLorme (1984):[22] First female lawyer in Fannin County, Georgia
  • Lanelle Rimes Eaves:[23] First female lawyer in Brunswick, Georgia [Glynn County, Georgia]
  • Ruth Rocker McMullin:[24] First Vietnamese American female judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia
  • Ronda Colvin-Leary:[25] First African American female elected as a Judge of the Gwinnett County State Court (2018) [Gwinnett County, Georgia]
  • Aretha Miller:[26][27] First female lawyer in Laurens County, Georgia
  • Nancy Calhoun (1985):[28] First female lawyer in Murray County, Georgia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Sharon. "LibGuides: Georgia Women Lawyers, 100 Years:". libguides.law.uga.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. ↑ Carle, Susan D. (2005-08-22). Lawyers' Ethics and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Critical Reader. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814716397.
  3. ↑ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on January 10, 1922 · Page 9". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. ↑ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on January 4, 1922 · Page 16". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  5. ↑ "PEOPLE LIKE US - ANNIE ANDERSON (Juvenile Jurist)". peoplelikeusdublinlaurens.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  6. ↑ Crimmins, Timothy; Farrisee, Anne H. (2007). Democracy Restored: A History of the Georgia State Capitol. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820329116.
  7. ↑ Georgia State Bar Journal. State Bar of Georgia. 1990.
  8. ↑ "African American History Month". georgiacourts.gov. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  9. ↑ georgia_admin (2016-03-01). "Women's History Month". georgiacourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  10. ↑ "Georgia Bar Celebrates 100 Years of Women in the Profession - Atlanta's John Marshall Law School". Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  11. ↑ McDonald, Janice (2014-04-28). Legendary Locals of Intown Atlanta. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439643075.
  12. ↑ Miller, Dave; Hodges, Melissa (December 20, 2016). "2 south GA judicial systems swear in their first female judges". WALB News 10. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  13. ↑ "Women's Legal History | Biographical Search". Women's Legal History. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  14. ↑ Gross, Doug. "Two Superior Court judges to retire | savannahnow.com | Savannah Morning News". savannahnow.com. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  15. ↑ "History of Savannah Bar Association". www.savannahbar.org. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  16. ↑ Stogner, Kevin (2004). "Ms. Mary Creech, First Woman in Savannah To Have a Courtroom Law Practice" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "Parks F. Huff - a Marietta, Georgia (GA) Eminent Domain - Condemnation Lawyer". pview.findlaw.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  18. ↑ Fakile, Tosin. "First female judge sworn in for Cordele Judicial Circuit". WFXL. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  19. ↑ "Prominent Georgia Women Endorse Cox: Add Your Name Here!". www.cottonpatchpolitics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  20. ↑ Student Lawyer. Law Student Division, American Bar Association. 1981.
  21. ↑ "Linda W. Hunter". www.dekalbsuperiorcourt.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  22. ↑ "Women Lawyers Retreat: BLUE RIDGE, GA l OCT. 6-9 (State Bar of Georgia)" (PDF).
  23. ↑ "Mercer Lawyer: Spring 2015". issuu. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  24. ↑ "GCBA November News: Run for Justice, Case Updates, Law Day Sponsor Request, and more!". archive.constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  25. ↑ thehubnews (2018-09-28). "Georgia Elects First Black Woman Judge - The Hub News". The Hub News. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  26. ↑ Thompson, Scott (2000). Laurens County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738506388.
  27. ↑ "The Courier Herald - 1933 The year of the Dublin woma Opinion". Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  28. ↑ Museum, Murray County. "Murray County Museum - History". www.murraycountymuseum.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
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