List of first women lawyers and judges in Minnesota

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

  • Martha Angle Dorsett (1878):[1] First female lawyer in Minnesota
  • Lena O. Smith (1921):[2] First African American female lawyer in Minnesota
  • Margaret Treuer (1977):[3][4] First Native American (Ojibwe) female lawyer in Minnesota. She would later become a tribal judge.
  • Linda S. Titus (1978):[5] First female appointed as a Judge of the Fifth Judicial District (1990)
  • Leslie Metzen (1979):[6][7] First female appointed as a Judge of the First Judicial District in Minnesota
  • Pamela Alexander:[8][9] First African American female judge in Minnesota (1983) [upon her appointment in Hennepin County, Minnesota]
  • Margaret Chutich (1984):[10] First openly LGBT female appointed as a Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (2016)
  • Anne McKeig (1992):[11][12] First Native American (Ojibwe) female appointed as a Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (2016)
  • Ilean Her (1994):[13] First Hmong American female lawyer in Minnesota
  • Rachel Paulose (1997):[14] First Indian American female to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota (2006)
  • Wilhelmina Wright (1998):[15] First African American female appointed as a Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (2012)
  • Sophia Vuelo (1999):[16] First Hmong American female judge in Minnesota (2017)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Harriet Lansing (1970):[17] First female judge in Ramsey County, Minnesota (1978)
  • Gail Chang Bohr (c. 1991):[18] First Asian American female judge in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2009)
  • Elizabeth A. Hayden (1979):[19] First female judge in Stearns County, Minnesota
  • Virginia Marso (1978):[19] First female lawyer in St. Cloud, Minnesota Stearns County, Minnesota
  • Janelle P. Kendall (1990):[19] First female County Attorney in Stearns County, Minnesota
  • Mary Walbran (1937):[20] First female lawyer in Steele County, Minnesota

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Hennepin Lawyer. Hennepin County Bar Association. 1991.
  2. ↑ "Lena O. Smith, a first in Minnesota | African American Registry". www.aaregistry.org. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  3. ↑ Treuer, Anton (2010). Ojibwe in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 9780873517683.
  4. ↑ "N.D. judges participate in 'Color of Justice' anniversary event". www.ndcourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  5. ↑ Trester, Erin (April 8, 2014). "First female judge in the district retiring". The Globe. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Minnesota Judicial Branch - Bio". www.mncourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Leading fight against abuse in the home". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. ↑ Camm, Barbara Leslie; (Firm), Leadership for Black Women; Program, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Citizen Education; Minneapolis, Junior League of (1988). Courage to lead: major challenges facing Black women today : conference report. GrayHall.
  9. ↑ Taylor, David Vassar (2002). African Americans in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873514200.
  10. ↑ Bakst, Brian. "Dayton MN Supreme Court pick is court's first openly gay justice". Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  11. ↑ "Anne K. McKeig sworn in as Minnesota Supreme Court justice". article.wn.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  12. ↑ "Anne McKeig sworn in as Minnesota's first Native American Associate Supreme Court Justice". Twin Cities. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  13. ↑ "Hmong Women in Minnesota Timeline". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  14. ↑ "Rachel K. Paulose | People | DLA Piper Global Law Firm". DLA Piper. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  15. ↑ "Dayton's appointments increase diversity among Minnesota judges". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  16. ↑ "St. Paul lawyer sworn in as Minnesota's first Hmong-American judge". Twin Cities. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  17. ↑ "Number of female chief judges for district courts in Minnesota reaches historic levels". St. Cloud Times. July 5, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Minnesota Judicial Branch - Bio". www.mncourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  19. 1 2 3 "Women in Law". stearns-museum.org. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  20. ↑ "Stepanek Foundation grants thousands to OHS students". Southernminn.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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