Female state supreme court justices
Below is a list of the names of the first woman to sit on the highest court of their respective states in the United States.
The first state with a female justice was Ohio; Florence E. Allen was named to the bench in 1923.[1]
| State | Justice | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Janie Shores | 1974 |
| Alaska | Dana Fabe | 1996 |
| Arizona | Lorna E. Lockwood | 1961 |
| Arkansas | Elsijane Trimble Roy | 1976 |
| California | Rose Bird | 1977 |
| Colorado | Jean Dubofsky [2] | 1979 |
| Connecticut | Ellen Ash Peters | 1978 |
| Delaware | Carolyn Berger[3] | 1994 |
| Florida | Rosemary Barkett | 1985 |
| Georgia | Leah Ward Sears | 1992 |
| Hawaii | Rhoda Lewis[4] | 1959 |
| Idaho | Linda Copple Trout[5] | 1992 |
| Illinois | Mary Ann G. McMorrow | 1992 |
| Indiana | Myra Consetta Selby[6] | 1995 |
| Iowa | Linda Kinnedy Neuman[7] | 1986 |
| Kansas | Kay McFarland | 1977 |
| Kentucky | Sara W. Combs[8] | 1993 |
| Louisiana | Catherine D. Kimball | 1992 |
| Maine | Caroline Duby Glassman | 1983 |
| Maryland | Rita C. Davidson[9] | 1979 |
| Massachusetts | Ruth Abrams | 1978 |
| Michigan | Mary Coleman[10] | 1973 |
| Minnesota | Rosalie E. Wahl | 1977 |
| Mississippi | Lenore Prather[11] | 1982 |
| Missouri | Ann K. Covington | 1988 |
| Montana | Diana Barz[12] | 1989 |
| Nebraska | Lindsey Miller-Lerman | 1998 |
| Nevada | Miriam Shearing | 1992 |
| New Hampshire | Linda S. Dalianis | 2000 |
| New Jersey | Marie L. Garibaldi[13] | 1982 |
| New Mexico | Mary Coon Walters[14] | 1984 |
| New York | Judith Kaye | 1983 |
| North Carolina | Susie Sharp | 1962 |
| North Dakota | Beryl J. Levine | 1985 |
| Ohio | Florence Ellinwood Allen | 1923 |
| Oklahoma | Alma Bell Wilson[15] | 1982 |
| Oregon | Betty Roberts | 1982 |
| Pennsylvania | Sandra Schultz Newman | 1961 |
| Rhode Island | Florence K. Murray | 1979 |
| South Carolina | Jean H. Toal | 1988 |
| South Dakota | Judith Meierhenry | 2002 |
| Tennessee | Martha Craig Daughtrey | 1990 |
| Texas | Ruby Kless Sondock | 1982 |
| Utah | Christine M. Durham | 1982 |
| Vermont | Denise R. Johnson[16] | 1990 |
| Virginia | Elizabeth B. Lacy | 1988 |
| Washington | Carolyn R. Dimmick | 1981 |
| West Virginia | Margaret Workman | 1988 |
| Wisconsin | Shirley Abrahamson | 1976 |
| Wyoming | Marilyn Kite[17] | 2000 |
| United States Supreme Court | Sandra Day O'Connor | 1981 |
Instances of a female-majority court
Only a few times over the course of history has the percentage of women on the highest court in any state been greater than the percentage of men. Currently, the United States Supreme Court has the highest percentage of women Justices it has ever had, yet there has still never been a majority. In New Mexico, as of November 12, 2015, with the appointment of Justice Judith Nakamura, the New Mexican Supreme Court has a female minority-majority, a first in New Mexico and possibly a first in the United States.[18]
| State | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Woman Supreme Court (special sitting of the Supreme Court of Texas for a single case) | 1925 |
| California | 2011 |
| Michigan | 1997, 2009 |
| Minnesota | 1991 |
| New Jersey | 2011 |
| New York | 2003-2008, 2013–present |
| North Carolina | 2011 |
| Ohio | 2002, 2005, 2011 |
| Tennessee | 2009 |
| Wisconsin | 2003 |
| New Mexico | 2015 |
References
- ↑ "Florence E. Allen", Ohio History Central, July 1, 2005, http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=133
- ↑ "Jean Dubofsky". Cogreatwomen.org. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Del. Supreme Court Justice Berger to retire". Delaware Online.
- ↑ http://www.hsba.org/resources/1/About%20HSBA/Presidents%20Timeline.pdf
- ↑ "Women Wielding Power-Idaho". Nwhm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Indiana Supreme Court Justice Biographies: Justice Myra Consetta Selby". In.gov. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Iowa Women's Archives - Linda Kinney Neuman Papers - The University of Iowa Libraries". Sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Kentucky: Court of Justice - Judge Sara Walter Combs". Courts.ky.gov. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Rita C. Davidson biography". Mdarchives.us. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Michigan Supreme Court History Society ::". Micourthistory.org. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Chief Justice Lenore Prather speaking this week at MSU (Mississippi State University)". Msstate.edu. 2000-10-10. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Brief History of the Montana Judicial Branch - Montana Courts". Courts.mt.gov. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Hon. Marie L. Garibaldi". Njwomenshistory.org. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "The Honorable Mary Coon Walters / Chief Justice Pamela B. Minzner Marker". Hmdb.org. 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "WILSON, ALMA BELL (1917-1999)". Digital.library.okstate.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "October 2008 | In Chambers with Vermont’s Supreme Court Justices Denise Johnson & Marilyn Skoglund". Vermontwoman.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Our Legacy of Success". Made In Wyoming. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ Da, Royale. "For the first time, there's a female majority on the New Mexico Supreme Court". KOAT. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
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