List of first women lawyers and judges in Kansas

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

  • Jennie Mitchell Kellogg (1880):[1] First female lawyer in Kansas
  • Lutie Lytle (1897):[2] First African American female lawyer in Kansas
  • Lyda Conley (1902):[3] First Native American (Wyandot) female lawyer in Kansas
  • Nellie Cline Steenson:[4] First female lawyer to argue a case before the Kansas Supreme Court
  • Julie A. Robinson (1981):[5] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (2001)
  • Jennifer L. Jones (1985):[6][7] First African American female judge in Kansas (1992)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Jean Shepherd:[8] First female judge in Douglas County, Kansas (1984)
  • Marilyn M. Wilder:[9] First female appointed to the Kansas Judicial District No. 9. [Harvey County and McPherson County, Kansas]
  • Gwendolyn Van Derbur Falkenberg (1957):[10][11] First female lawyer in Johnson County, Kansas
  • Carolee Sauder Leek (1959):[12][13] First female judge in Johnson County, Kansas (1965)
  • Rhonda Mason (1989):[14] First African American female judge in Johnson County, Kansas (2016)

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association. Bar Association of the State of Kansas. 2001-01-01.
  2. ↑ Smith, John Clay (2000-01-01). Rebels in Law: Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472086464.
  3. ↑ The Bookman. Dodd, Mead and Company. 1911.
  4. ↑ "Nellie Cline - Kansas Memory - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. ↑ "District of Kansas | Julie A. Robinson". www.ksd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Municipal Court - Judge Jennifer L. Jones". www.wichita.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  7. ↑ "The Honorable Jennifer Jones | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  8. ↑ "Colleagues call retiring Judge Jean Shepherd's expertise with family law 'irreplaceable'". LJWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  9. ↑ Frey, Chad (January 8, 2016). "First female judge sworn in". The Kansan. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  10. ↑ Elrod, Linda Diane Henry (2004). "Washburn Law School Celebrates a Century of Welcoming Women" (PDF). Washburn Law Journal. 42.
  11. ↑ Flachsbarth, Annie (Fall 2017). "Alumni Spotlight: Lessons in Dedication, Linda Elrod, '72" (PDF). Washburn Lawyer,. 54:1.
  12. ↑ "CAROLEE SAUDER LEEK's Obituary on Kansas City Star". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  13. ↑ "The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri on June 3, 1965 · Page 76". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  14. ↑ "Lifetime ambition realized for Johnson County's first African-American judge". kansascity. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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