List of first women lawyers and judges in New Hampshire

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Hampshire. 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
Marilla Ricker: First female lawyer in New Hampshire (1890)
Kelly Ayotte: First female Attorney General of New Hampshire (2004)

Lawyer

Judicial officers

State
Judges
  • Idella Jenness:[4][5][6] First female municipal court judge in New Hampshire (1935)
  • Jean K. Burling (1973):[7] First female judge in New Hampshire (1979)
Superior Court
  • Linda S. Dalianis (1970):[8][9] First female appointed as a Judge of the New Hampshire Superior Court (1980)
Supreme Court
  • Linda S. Dalianis (1970):[8][9] First female appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire (2000) and serve as its Chief Justice (2010)

Federal
District Court
  • Landya B. McCafferty (1991):[10] First female appointed as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire (2013)

Attorney General

Assistant Attorney General

United States Attorney

Bar Associations
  • Patti Blanchette and Susan B. Carbon:[14][15] First females to serve respectively as the President of the New Hampshire Bar Association (1992-1993; 1993-1994)
  • Maureen Raiche Manning:[16] First female to serve as President of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association (1998)

See also

Other topics of interest

References
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  2. "About the New Hampshire Bar Association". NHBA. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  3. "NEW HAMPSHIRE BAR MEMBERS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF LAW PRACTICE" (PDF). June 20, 2018.
  4. Martin, Mart (2018-04-24). The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002. Routledge. ISBN 9780429976483.
  5. Connecticut Law Journal. Connecticut Law Journal Publishing Company. 1935.
  6. Squires, James Duane (1956). The Granite State of the United States: A History of New Hampshire from 1623 to the Present. American Historical Company.
  7. "Judge Jean K. Burling Retires for Health Reasons". www.nhbar.org. February 8, 2008. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  8. "NHBA -Bar News Issue". www.nhbar.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  9. Senz, Kristen (December 21, 2016). "A Conversation with the Chief". www.nhbar.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  10. "First woman to serve as a federal judge in NH to be sworn in". WMUR. 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
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  12. "U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice sworn into office". WMUR. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  13. "Emily Gray Rice Sworn In As United States Attorney". www.justice.gov. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  14. "Past NHBA Presidents". NHBA. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  15. "Opening the door: Today's wave of female bar presidents". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  16. "New Hampshire Women's Bar Association - Our History". nhwba.org. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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