List of first women lawyers and judges in Idaho

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

  • Helen Young (1895):[1] First female lawyer in Idaho
  • Kate E. Nevile Feltham (1914):[1] First female to be elected as a prosecuting attorney in Idaho (1926)
  • Mazellah (M.) Pearl McCall (1919):[2] First female lawyer from Idaho to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court (1924)
  • Adelyne Martha Burrus Champers (1927):[1] First female lawyer to argue a case before the Idaho Supreme Court (1929)
  • Margaret Geisler:[1] First female (non-attorney) to serve as a judge in Idaho (1939)
  • Mary Jensen Smith Oldham (1935):[1] First female lawyer to serve as a judge in Idaho (1945)
  • Rei Kihara Osaki (1943):[3] First Japanese American female lawyer in Idaho
  • Zoe Ann Warberg Shaub (1960):[1][4] First female to become the youngest judge in Idaho at the time of her appointment (1961)
  • Susan Maria Flandro (1968):[1] First female to serve as an Assistant Attorney General in Idaho (1968)
  • Cassandra Lee Furr Dunn (1974):[2] First Native American (Cherokee/Shoshone) female lawyer in Idaho
  • Deborah A. Bail (1975):[1] First female district court judge (1983) [upon her appointment as a Judge of the Fourth Judicial District of Idaho]
  • Cathy Silak (1976):[1] First female appointed as a Judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals (1990)
  • Linda Copple Trout (1977):[5] First female appointed as a Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court (1992) and Chief Justice (1997)
  • Juneal Kerrick (1981):[6] First female appointed as a Judge of the Third Judicial District (1987)
  • Betty H. Richardson (1982):[1][7] First female to serve as the U.S. Attorney for Idaho (1993-2001)
  • Ida Leggett (1986):[1][8] First African American female lawyer and judge (1992) in Idaho

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Karen Jean Orndorff Vehlow (1975):[1] First female appointed as a Deputy Prosecutor (1975) and magistrate (1977) in Ada County, Idaho
  • Mary Elizabeth Schmitt (1940):[9][10] First female lawyer in south-central Idaho - specifically Canyon County, Idaho
  • Stacey DePew:[11] First female judge in Jerome County, Idaho (2018)
  • Alberta Morton Phillips (1941):[12] First female to teach law at the University of Idaho Latah County, Idaho

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "The First 50 Women in Idaho Law (1895-1975)" (PDF). Idaho State Bar. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Kristensen, Debora K. (2005). "1895–1975: The First 50 Women In Idaho Law" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Kristensen, Debora K.; Bar, Idaho State (2005). First fifty women in Idaho law. Presented by Idaho State Bar.
  4. ↑ mmatthews@magicvalley.com, MYCHEL MATTHEWS. "Once the youngest judge in Idaho, ZoeAnn Shaub dead at 83". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  5. ↑ "A Benchmark For Idaho's First Female Justice Linda Copple Trout Has No Grand Strategy For Change". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. ↑ newsroom@idahopress.com, By IDAHO PRESS- TRIBUNE STAFF. "Judge Juneal Kerrick to retire after more than 30 years at the Canyon County Courthouse". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. ↑ "BETTY RICHARDSON RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS KATE FELTHAM AWARD". Federal Bar Association Idaho Chapter. 1:2. May 2006.
  8. ↑ "Milestones for Women in Idaho Law". Idaho State Bar. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gooding lawyer Schmitt broke a lot of glass ceilings". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  10. ↑ "The Gooding widow who broke up the boys' club". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  11. ↑ KAUFFMAN, GRETEL. "Meet Jerome County's next magistrate judges". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  12. ↑ Yenser, Pamela (Winter 2009). "100 Years of Legal Education". University of Idaho Magazine.
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