Arabella MansfieldArabella Mansfield (May 23, 1846 – August 1, 1911), born Belle Aurelia Babb, became the first female lawyer in the United States in 1869, admitted to the Iowa bar; she made her career as a college educator and administrator....Arabella MansfieldOccupationLawyer, EducatorSpouse(s)Melvin Mansfield5 more rows
Leah Ward SearsLeah SearsAppointed byZell MillerPreceded byNorman FletcherSucceeded byCarol HunsteinAssociate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court13 more rows
President Bill Clinton nominated Reno on February 11, 1993, and the Senate confirmed her the following month. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General and the second-longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history, after William Wirt. Reno was born and raised in Miami, Florida.
Today's Woman to Watch is the awe-inspiring Jasmine Twitty, who made history when she became the youngest judge, at age 25, to ever be appointed or elected in the United States. Let's put in perspective just how groundbreaking Jasmine's ascent was.
Georgia BullockGeorgia Bullock, (born 1874 or 1878, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died 1957, Los Angeles, California), first female Superior Court judge in the state of California.
Jane Matilda BolinShe became the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States when she was sworn into the bench of the New York City Domestic Relations Court in 1939....Jane Bolin.Jane Matilda BolinYears active1939–1978Known forFirst black woman judge in the United StatesPolitical partyRepublican5 more rows
Attorney General Merrick B. GarlandMeet the Attorney General Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was sworn in as the 86th Attorney General of the United States on March 11, 2021.
William BarrPresidentGeorge H. W. BushPreceded byDonald B. AyerSucceeded byGeorge J. Terwilliger IIIUnited States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel30 more rows
Merrick GarlandUnited States / Attorney generalMerrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the 86th United States attorney general since March 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. Wikipedia
Gabrielle Turnquest She became the youngest person to be admitted to the Bar. Gabrielle owes her success to her mother, a fellow lawyer. She religiously looked for a curriculum all over the world that would cater to her intellectual needs. Her mother eventually established her own school, where she was also admitted.Dec 8, 2021
Jasmine TwittyJasmine Twitty (born December 4, 1989) is an American associate judge for the Easley, South Carolina municipal court.
Is Amy Coney Barrett the youngest justice on the Supreme Court? Yes, she is the youngest justice serving on the court. Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, who is four years older, is the second youngest.Apr 4, 2022
Post her graduation, Sally Yates was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1986. Between 1986 and 1989 she worked with the law firm ‘King & Spalding’ in Atlanta as an associate. Later, in 1989 she was hired for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia as an Assistant U.S Attorney.
Her father was a judge who had served on the Georgia Court of Appeals between 1966 and 1984. She has a sister named Terell Quillian Marshall.
She authored what is famously known as “Yates Memo”; the policy prioritizes the prosecution of executives for corporate crimes. She was the lead prosecutor in the case of Eric Rudolph, a terrorist who carried out a series of anti-abortion and anti-gay bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998.