List of first women lawyers and judges in Iowa

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

  • Arabella Mansfield (1869):[1] First female lawyer in Iowa
  • Judith Ellen Foster: (1872)[2] First female lawyer to actually practice in Iowa
  • Gertrude Rush (1918):[3] First African American female lawyer in Iowa
  • Lynne Brady Neuhaus:[4] First female judge in Iowa (1973–2002)
  • Margaret Briles:[4][5] First female appointed as a Judge of the Seventh Judicial District in Iowa (1977–1992)
  • Janet Johnson:[4] First female appointed as a Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals (1978–1983)
  • Linda K. Neuman:[4][6] First female appointed as a Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court (1986–2003)
  • Linda R. Reade (1980):[4] First female appointed as a Judge of the Fifth Judicial District in Iowa (1993–2002)
  • Bobbi M. Alpers (1983):[7] First female appointed as the Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial District in Iowa (2006)
  • Romonda Belcher-Ford (1995):[8][9] First African American female judge in Iowa (2010)
  • Stephanie Marie Rose (1996):[10] First female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
  • Dusti Relph (2005):[11] First female appointed as a Judge of Iowa District 5B (2014)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Rosemary Shaw Sackett (1963):[12] First woman to practice law in Spencer, Iowa. She would later become a judge. [Clay County, Iowa]
  • Imogen B. Emery (1933):[13] First female lawyer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Linn County, Iowa]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hudson, David; Bergman, Marvin; Horton, Loren (May 2009). The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 9781587297243.
  2. ↑ "Women's Legal History | Biographical Search". Women's Legal History. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Gertrude Rush, first Black female lawyer in Iowa | African American Registry". www.aaregistry.org. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "A Celebration of Iowa's Women Jurists" (PDF). IoWoman. 35: 6. 2005.
  5. ↑ Wellner, Brian. "Iowa's longest-serving district judge retires". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Linda K. Neuman | Past Justices | Iowa Judicial Branch". www.iowacourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  7. ↑ Lemmon, Dustin. "Alpers appointed chief judge, first woman to hold the post". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  8. ↑ "Law alumna selected as first black female judge in Iowa". Newsroom | Drake University. 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Iowa gets its first African-American female judge - KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and Sports". www.kttc.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  10. ↑ "Grassley Statement on the Nomination of Stephanie Rose to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa | Chuck Grassley". www.grassley.senate.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  11. ↑ "Dusti Relph becomes first woman judge in Iowa District 5B". www.corydontimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  12. ↑ "Sackett's historic career coming to a close". Spencer Daily Reporter. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  13. ↑ "Time Machine: Imogen Emery | The Gazette". The Gazette. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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