List of first women lawyers and judges in Montana

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

  • Ella Knowles Haskell (1888):[1] First female lawyer in Montana
  • Mary Frances Garrigus (c. 1918):[2] First Native American (Crow Nation) female lawyer in Montana
  • Emily E. Sloan (1919):[3] First female County Attorney in Montana (1924)
  • Betty Ann Sias (1945):[4] First female lawyer to become a Law Clerk to the Montana Supreme Court (1945)
  • Doris S. Poppler (1948):[5][6] First female U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana (1990)
  • Diane Barz (1968):[7] First female appointed as a Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District (1978) and Justice of the Montana Supreme Court (1989)
  • Karla M. Gray (1976):[7] First female justice appointed as the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court (2000)
  • Carolyn Ostby (1981):[7] First female lawyer to become a Federal Magistrate in Montana (2002)
  • Susan P. Watters (1988):[7] First female judge of the U.S. District Court in Montana (2014)
  • Shannen Rossmiller:[8][9][10] First to become the youngest female appointed as a judge in Montana's history (2000)
  • Joey Jayne:[11][12] First Native American (Navajo) female elected as Judge of the Justice Court in Montana

Firsts in local history

  • Karen Townsend:[13] First female elected as a Judge of the Missoula District Court (Missoula County, Montana; 2011)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wishart, David J. (2004). Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803247877.
  2. ↑ "Mary Frances Garrigus '18". Montana's Early Women Lawyers: Trail-blazing, Big Sky Sisters-in-Law. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Emily E. Sloan '19". Montana's Early Women Lawyers: Trail-blazing, Big Sky Sisters-in-Law. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Betty Ann Sias '45". Montana's Early Women Lawyers: Trail-blazing, Big Sky Sisters-in-Law. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Doris Swords Poppler '48". Montana's Early Women Lawyers: Trail-blazing, Big Sky Sisters-in-Law. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Clair. "Billings attorney and former Supreme Court justice Diane Barz dies". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Women and the Bench". Montana's Early Women Lawyers: Trail-blazing, Big Sky Sisters-in-Law. 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  8. ↑ "Terrorist Hunter". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  9. ↑ "Conrad woman details her cyber war on terrorism". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  10. ↑ "Case 16: Pipelines and the terrorist hunter" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "6 Questions With Joey Jayne, Montana's First Native Woman Justice Court Judge - Indian Country Media Network". indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  12. ↑ "Char-Koosta News - Joey Jayne is the new Justice of Peace". www.charkoosta.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  13. ↑ Missoulian, BETSY COHEN of the. "Townsend sworn in as Missoula's first elected female District Court judge". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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