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词条 List of first women lawyers and judges in Maryland
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  1. Firsts in state history

      Lawyers    Judicial Officers    State    Judges    Circuit Court    Court of Special Appeals    Court of Appeals    Federal    District Court    United States Attorney    State's Attorney    District Attorney    Bar Association  

  2. Firsts in local history

      Anne Arundel County    Baltimore, City of    Baltimore County    Carroll County    Cecil County    Charles County    Dorchester County    Frederick County    Harford County    Howard County    Montgomery County    Prince George's County    Washington County    Worchester County  

  3. See also {{anchor}}

  4. Other topics of interest

  5. References {{anchor}}

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

Lawyers

  • Etta Haynie Maddox (1902):[1][2][3] First female lawyer in Maryland {{anchor}}
  • Grace Gerber (1920):[4][5] First Jewish American female lawyer in Maryland
  • Rose Zetzer (1941):[6] First female lawyer admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association
  • Juanita Jackson Mitchell (1950):[7][8] First African American female lawyer in Maryland

Judicial Officers

State

Judges
  • Kathryn J. DuFour (1935):[9] First female judge in Maryland (1955)[10]
  • Mabel H. Hubbard (1975):[11] First African American female judge in Maryland (1985)
  • Jeannie Hong (1993):[12] First Korean American female judge in Maryland (2002)
Circuit Court
  • Kathryn Lawlor Shook Dufour (1942):[13] First female appointed as a Judge of the Circuit Court in Maryland (1955)
Court of Special Appeals
  • Rita Charmatz Davidson (1963):[14][15] First female appointed as a Judge of the Maryland Special Court of Appeals (1972)
  • Michele D. Hotten:[16] First African American female to serve as a Judge of the Maryland Special Court of Appeals (2010)
Court of Appeals
  • Rita Charmatz Davidson (1963):[14][15] First female appointed as a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (1979)
  • Shirley M. Watts (1983):[17] First African-American female appointed as a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (2013)

Federal

District Court
  • Shirley Brannock Jones (1946):[18] First female appointed as Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1979)

United States Attorney

  • Catherine C. Blake:[19] First female to serve as a U.S. Attorney for Maryland (2009)

State's Attorney

  • Toni E. Clarke:[20] First African-American female to serve as a State’s Attorney in Maryland (1994-1995)

District Attorney

  • Susie Starp:[21] First female to serve as a District Attorney in Maryland (c. 1974)

Bar Association

  • Louise Michaux Gonzales:[22] First female to serve as President of the Maryland State Bar Association (1991)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Anne Arundel County

  • Elizabeth Morris:[23] First African American female circuit judge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland (2018)
  • Anne Colt Leitess:[24] First female to serve as the State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County, Maryland (2018)

Baltimore, City of

  • Patricia C. Jessamy:[25] First female to serve as the State's Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland (1995)

Baltimore County

  • Jeanette Rosner Wolman (1957):[26] First female lawyer admitted to the Bar Association of Baltimore City [Baltimore County, Maryland]
  • Wanda Keyes Heard (1982):[27][28] First female (and African American female) appointed as the Chief Judge of the Baltimore City Circuit Court (2017) [Baltimore County, Maryland]

Carroll County

  • JoAnn Ellinghaus-Jones (1981):[29] First female judge in Carroll County, Maryland
  • Maria Oesterreicher:[30] First female to become a Judge of the Circuit Court in Carroll County, Maryland (2018)

Cecil County

  • Bonnie G. Schneider (1988):[31] First female judge in Cecil County, Maryland

Charles County

  • Donine Carrington (1995):[28] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Charles County Circuit Court (2017) [Charles County, Maryland]

Dorchester County

  • Betty Bright Nelson (c. 1950s):[32] First woman to practice law in Dorchester County, Maryland

Frederick County

  • Mary Ann Stepler (1974):[33] First female judge in Frederick County, Maryland

Harford County

  • Yolanda L. Curtin:[34] First Latino female appointed as a Judge of the Harford County Circuit Court, Maryland (2013)

Howard County

  • Diane O. Leasure:[35] First female to serve as a Judge of the Howard County Circuit Court in Maryland (1995)

Montgomery County

  • Vivian V. Simpson (c. 1930s):[36] First female lawyer in Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Marielsa A. Bernard (1981):[37] First Hispanic American female to serve as a district court judge (1998) and circuit court judge (2002) in Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Sharon V. Burrell (1984):[28] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Montgomery County Circuit Court (c. 2008) [Montgomery County, Maryland]
  • Karla Smith (1995):[38] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Montgomery County District Court (2012) [Montgomery County, Maryland]

Prince George's County

  • Toni E. Clarke:[20] First African-American female to serve as the State’s Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland (1994-1995). She was the first African-American female (and African American in general) to serve as President of the Prince George’s County Bar Association.
  • Angela Alsobrooks:[39] First African American female elected to serve as the State's Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland (2010)

Washington County

  • Grace Gerber (1920):[4][5] First female (and Jewish American female) lawyer in Hagerstown, Maryland [Washington County, Maryland]

Worchester County

  • Peggy Kent (c. 1980):[40] First female judge in Worcester County, Maryland (2018)
  • Kris Heiser:[41] First female to serve as the State's Attorney for Worcester County, Maryland (2019)

See also {{anchor}}

  • List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
  • Timeline of women lawyers in the United States
  • Women in law

Other topics of interest

  • List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
  • List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Maryland

References {{anchor}}

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