List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana

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

  • Betty Runnells (1898):[1] First female lawyer in Louisiana
  • Anna Judge Veters Levy (c.1922):[2][3] First female judge in Louisiana (1941)
  • Marian Berkett (1937):[4][5][6] First female lawyer hired by a law firm in Louisiana. She was the oldest attorney in Louisiana at the time of her death in 2017.
  • Mary Gloria Lawson (1956):[7] First African American female lawyer in Louisiana
  • Joan Armstrong (1967):[8][9] First African American female judge in Louisiana (1974)
  • Rae Swent:[10] First female appointed as a Judge of the Ninth Judicial District in Louisiana
  • Ann B. McIntyre (1977):[11][12] First female appointed as a Judge of the Fifth Judicial District in Louisiana. She was also the first female lawyer in Franklin Parish, Louisiana and
  • Shelly Deckert Dick (1988):[13] First female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (2013)
  • Nannette Jolivette Brown (1988):[14] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2011)
  • Monique F. Rauls (1993):[15] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Ninth District Court in Louisiana (2015)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Norgren, Jill (2016-05-01). Rebels at the Bar: The Fascinating, Forgotten Stories of America’s First Women Lawyers. NYU Press. ISBN 9781479835522.
  2. ↑ "Picture of the Past 1949: First woman judge in Louisiana loses post". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Women's Legal History | Biographical Search". Women's Legal History. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ↑ Advocate, Kimberley Singletary Special to The. "State's first female lawyer turns 100, will speak at Tulane". The Advocate. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. ↑ "Oldest lawyer in LA., Marian Berkett, succumbs at 104 « Crescent City Jewish News". www.crescentcityjewishnews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  6. ↑ "Tulane University Law School - News Item Detail". www.law.tulane.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  7. ↑ Ph.D, Rachel L. Emanuel, Ph D., Ruby Jean Simms, Ph D., Charles Vincent (2015-06-01). Scotlandville. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467113144.
  8. ↑ "Chief judge of 4th Circuit to retire in 2011 after 37 years on the bench". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  9. ↑ "State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit". www.la4th.org. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  10. ↑ "District News" (PDF). National Association of Women Judges - COUNTERBALANCE. 2009.
  11. ↑ "Ann McIntyre | McIntyre Law Office". mcintyrelawonline.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  12. ↑ Sun, MARCY THOMPSON | The. "McIntyre first female judge in 5th District". Hanna Newspapers. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  13. ↑ "Dick, Shelly Deckert | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  14. ↑ "La.'s first Black female federal judge, Nannette Jolivette Brown, honored". www.louisianaweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  15. ↑ "Division "A" - Judge Rauls". www.9thjdc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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