List of first women lawyers and judges in South Carolina

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

  • Claudia J. Sullivan (1918):[1] First female law graduate in South Carolina
  • James Perry (1918):[2] First female lawyer in South Carolina
  • Cassandra E. Maxwell (1938):[3] First African American female lawyer in South Carolina
  • Sue Evelyn Lester:[4] First female lawyer to practice in the federal court
  • Judy Bridges:[5][6] First female judge in South Carolina (1983)
  • Margaret B. Seymour (1977):[7] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (1998)
  • Karen J. Williams (1980):[8] First female appointed as a Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court in South Carolina (1992)
  • Sherri Lydon:[9] First female appointed as the United State Attorney in South Carolina (2018)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Grace White (1937):[10] First female lawyer in Beaufort, South Carolina [Beaufort County, South Carolina]
  • Mabel Lee Parrott Shuler:[11] First female (non-attorney) magistrate in Berkeley County, South Carolina (1984)
  • Hannah R. Axelman (1931):[12][13] First female lawyer in Charleston County, South Carolina
  • Jasmine Twitty:[14][15][16] First female (and African American female) to become the youngest judge appointed in Easley, South Carolina (Pickens County, South Carolina; 2015)

See also

References


  1. ↑ "History - School of Law | University of South Carolina". www.sc.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ↑ "SCWLA - Timeline". www.scwla.org. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  3. ↑ Jr, J. Clay Smith (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844–1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
  4. ↑ "Women's Legal History | Biographical Search". Women's Legal History. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  5. ↑ Jr, W. Lewis Burke; Assey, Joan P. (2015-12-22). Madam Chief Justice: Jean Hoefer Toal of South Carolina. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781611176933.
  6. ↑ "Women - South Carolina Encyclopedia". South Carolina Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  7. ↑ "1999-2000 Bill 3608: The Honorable Margaret B. Seymour, Resolutions - South Carolina Legislature Online". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  8. ↑ "SC native, federal judge retires after Alzheimer's diagnosis". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  9. ↑ "SC's first female US attorney Sherri Lydon is on the job". thestate. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  10. ↑ "USC Beaufort's first downtown student housing to open soon | TheDigitel". www.thedigitel.com. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  11. ↑ "Mabel Lee Parrott Shuler". Berkeley Independent. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  12. ↑ "CurranGallery". CurranGallery. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  13. ↑ "About - Charleston County Bar Association". Charleston County Bar Association. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  14. ↑ "How Jasmine Twitty is Making History as a 25-Year-Old Judge". 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  15. ↑ "Making History: Jasmine Twitty becomes youngest appointed judge in America | Black Star News". www.blackstarnews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  16. ↑ Gershman, Jacob (2016-05-18). "Meet 26-Year-Old Judge Jasmine Twitty". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
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