List of first women lawyers and judges in Illinois

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

  • Alta M. Hulett (1873):[1] First female lawyer in Illinois
  • Catherine Waugh McCulloch (1886):[2][3] First female elected as the Justice of the Peace in Illinois (1907)
  • Myra Bradwell (1890):[4] She aimed to be the first woman admitted to the Illinois State Bar, but was denied admission
  • Ida Platt (1894):[5] First African American female lawyer in Illinois
  • Mary Bartelme:[6] First female judge in Illinois (1923)
  • Edith S. Sampson (1927):[7] First African American female judge in Illinois (1962)
  • Elizabeth K. Ohi (1937):[8] First Japanese American female lawyer in Illinois
  • Mary Ann McMorrow (1953):[9] First female appointed as a Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1992) and to become a Chief Justice (2002)
  • Jane D. Waller (1973):[10][11][12] First female appointed as a Judge of the Nineteenth Circuit in Illinois (1981). She was also considered the first female judge in Lake County, Illinois.
  • Ann Claire Williams (1975):[13] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Northern District of Illinois (1985) and Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1999)
  • Consuelo Bedoya-Witt (1977):[10] First Hispanic American female judge in Illinois (1988)
  • Lynne Kawamoto (1981):[14][15][16] First Asian American female (Japanese American) judge in Illinois (1991)
  • Rena M. Van Tine (1986):[17] First Indian American female judge in Illinois (2001)
  • Staci Michelle Yandle (1987):[18] First openly LGBT and African American female appointed as a Judge of the Southern District of Illinois (2014)
  • Rosemary Collins:[19] First female appointed as a Judge of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (1989)
  • Laura Liu (1991):[20][21] First Asian American female judge in Illinois (2010)
  • Lisa Holder White (1993):[22] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Fourth District Appellate Court (2013)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Debra Wellborn (1986):[23][24][25] First female associate circuit judge appointed in Adams County, Illinois
  • Anita Alvarez:[26] First Hispanic American female elected as the State's Attorney for Cook County, Illinois (2008)
  • Eva Rose Pollack Glaser (c. 1930s):[27] First female lawyer in DuPage County, Illinois
  • Marie Hunter Willis:[28] First female lawyer in Kane County, Illinois
  • Pamela Jansen:[29][30] First female judge in Kane County, Illinois (1987)
  • Sandra T. Parga:[30] First Hispanic female judge in Kane County, Illinois (2017)
  • J. Imani Drew (c. 1980s):[31] First African American female judge in Kankakee County, Illinois (2016). She was also the first African American prosecutor (1983) in the county's history.
  • Barbara Gilleran-Johnson:[10] First female appointed as a Judge of the Lake County Juvenile Court [Lake County, Illinois]
  • Marilyn Barton (1970):[32] First woman to practice law in LaSalle County, Illinois
  • Anna Jensen Moore:[33] First female lawyer in Lee County, Illinois
  • Lola Maddox:[34] First female judge in Madison County, Illinois
  • Erma Templeman:[35][36] First woman to practice law in Sangamon County, Illinois
  • Susan Pierson De Witt:[37] First woman to practice law in Will County, Illinois
  • Carolyn B. Smoot:[38] First female appointed as a judge of the First Judicial Circuit in Williamson County, Illinois

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The remarkable life and times of Alta May Hulett | Illinois State Bar Association". www.isba.org. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Sue; Wilcox, Clyde (2014-01-02). Women and Elective Office: Past, Present, and Future. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199363759.
  3. ↑ Vandenberg, Donna; Society, American Judicature; (U.S.), National Association of Women Judges (1980). National roster of women judges, 1980. American Judicature Society.
  4. ↑ "Women Lawyers and State Bar Admission:Law Library of Congress". memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. ↑ "History | Cook County Bar Association". cookcountybar.org. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  6. ↑ CBA Record. Chicago Bar Association. 2003.
  7. ↑ Bracks, Lean'tin (2012-01-01). African American Almanac: 400 Years of Triumph, Courage and Excellence. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578593828.
  8. ↑ The Virginia Bar Association Journal. Virginia Bar Association. 1994.
  9. ↑ "Female judges in Illinois: Where are we now? | Illinois State Bar Association". www.isba.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  10. 1 2 3 "2009 REPORT - RECOGNITION OF RETIRED JUDGES" (PDF). Illinois Courts. 2009.
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  16. ↑ "JACL SADDENED AT PASSING OF JUDGE SANDRA OTAKA". BlackRadioNetwork. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
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  18. ↑ Fagenson, Zachary. "First black, openly gay man confirmed as U.S. federal judge". U.S. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  19. ↑ "Joe Bruscato to seek vacant judgeship". The Rock River Times. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  20. ↑ "Justice Laura Cha-Yu Liu 1966-2016 | Illinois State Bar Association". www.isba.org. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  21. ↑ Seibert, Dustin J. (June 1, 2014). "Liu keeps moving forward". Chicago Lawyer.
  22. ↑ "Hon. Lisa Holder White becomes 1st African-American to sit on 4th District Appellate Court | Illinois Lawyer Now". iln.isba.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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  24. ↑ "Wellborn to fill open seat on Eighth District bench". Herald-Whig. 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  25. ↑ "Wellborn appointed associate judge in 8th Circuit | Illinois State Bar Association". www.isba.org. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  26. ↑ Cepeda, Esther J. "Anita Alvarez: A trailblazing Latina who fell short of expectations". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  27. ↑ "DCBA Brief - Back Issues - September 1999 - DuPage County Bar Association". www.dcba.org. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  28. ↑ Turnquist, Jerry. "A look at Elgin news 100 years ago". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  29. ↑ "New judge looking forward to continuing career". Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  30. 1 2 Hitzeman, Harry. "Another Kane first: Latina attorney selected by peers as new judge". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  31. ↑ Wolfecwolfe@daily-journal.com8159373377, Courtney. "First black woman judge in Kankakee County to be appointed". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  32. ↑ "First female lawyer in LaSalle Co. welcomes granddaughter into practice | Illinois Lawyer Now". iln.isba.org. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  33. ↑ "Memorial". apps.westpointaog.org. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  34. ↑ "First female judge in Madison County retiring". The Times. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  35. ↑ IllinoisChannelTV (2012-09-14), First Woman to Practice Law in Sangamon County, retrieved 2017-09-26
  36. ↑ BAKKE, DAVE. "Dave Bakke: Mystery surrounds bar certificate of county's 1st woman lawyer". The State Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  37. ↑ "pg. 23- Illinois Issues, January, 1981". www.lib.niu.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  38. ↑ "Smoot appointed first female judge in Williamson County | Illinois Lawyer Now". iln.isba.org. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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