List of first women lawyers and judges in Maine

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

  • Clara H. Nash (1872):[1] First female lawyer in Maine
  • Harriet Henry:[2][3] First female judge in Maine (1973)
  • Nancy Torresen (1987):[4] First female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (2011)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Adeline Bond Rines (1914):[5] First female lawyer in Cumberland County, Maine
  • Iola S. Kearney (1920):[6] First female lawyer in Augusta, Maine [Kennebec County, Maine]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "women | Maine: An Encyclopedia". maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. ↑ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1985.
  3. ↑ Pogrebin, Letty Cottin (1975-01-01). Getting Yours: How to Make the System Work for the Working Woman. McKay. ISBN 9780679505617.
  4. ↑ "First woman sworn in as U.S. District Court judge in Maine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Frederic L. (2005). The Rines Family Legacy. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738538822.
  6. ↑ "Women's History Trail : Augusta Maine". dll.umaine.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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