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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Mississippi. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses)
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This is a list of the first minority male lawyers and judges in Mississippi, United States. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice
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This list of the first women lawyers and judges in each state of the United States includes the years in which the women were admitted to practice law
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American lawyer
11, 1938. List of first women lawyers and judges in Mississippi The Journal of Mississippi History. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. 1944
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is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Illinois. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses)
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American lawyer and judge
of President Jimmy Carter. Slaughter-Harvey is Catholic. List of first women lawyers and judges in Mississippi Land, Monica (April 19, 2013). "First Black
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and judges in Mississippi List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Missouri List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Montana List of
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American judge (born 1955)
in their briefs. Aycock is married to William R. "Randy" Aycock and has one son. List of first women lawyers and judges in Mississippi "Mississippi State
Sharion_Aycock
American law firm based in Los Angeles
270 lawyers, Lewis Brisbois had the most lawyers of any law firm in Los Angeles County, California. In 2014, 30% of the firm's partners were women (the
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
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American judge (born 1963)
District of Mississippi. List of African-American federal judges List of African-American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in Mississippi "Questionnaire
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is a list of American women's firsts, noting the first time that an American woman or women achieved a given historical feat. Inclusion on the list is reserved
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history of the American legal profession covers the work, training, and professional activities of lawyers from the colonial era to the present. Lawyers grew
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Ukrainian-American judge (born 1972)
lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She represented the Mississippi abortion
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Capital and largest city of Mississippi, United States
capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi
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This list contains people who were born or lived in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Ruby Bridges (born 1954), first African-American child to attend an
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American judge (born 1970)
commission on May 26, 2023. She was sworn in on June 2, 2023. List of African-American federal judges List of African-American jurists "Questionnaire for
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Mississippi Territory and Louisiana judge (1764–1848)
American lawyer and judge. He served as a state legislator in Tennessee, and as a judge in Mississippi Territory and Louisiana. Lewis was the son of Ethan
Seth_Lewis_(judge)
American activist for children's rights (born 1939)
Is so Wide and My Boat Is so Small. New York: Hyperion. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4013-2333-2. List of first women lawyers and judges in Mississippi "Marian Wright
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American politician
the first woman elected to a statewide constitutional office in Mississippi. Born in Hattiesburg, she attended the University of Mississippi School of Law
Evelyn_Gandy
American judge (born 1969)
the first openly LGBT federal judge in Colorado and the first openly LGBT woman to serve as a federal district court judge west of the Mississippi. In May
Charlotte_Sweeney
American judge (1931–2020)
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American lawyer
an American lawyer serving as the solicitor general for the state of Mississippi since 2021. He is widely known for arguing and winning in the landmark
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1861. Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it strategically important to both the Union and the Confederacy; dozens of battles
Mississippi in the American Civil War
Mississippi_in_the_American_Civil_War
American judge (born 1972)
years as an assistant professor of law at the University of Mississippi Law School. He also spent two years as an associate-in-law at Columbia University Law
Kyle_Duncan_(judge)
American judge
prominent Teamster official. List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States List of first women lawyers and judges in Washington D.C. "Burnell"
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American judge (born 1981)
of the Delaware Supreme Court. Montgomery was born in Jackson, Mississippi, to Dewrey and Bettye (nee Cribbs) Montgomery. She received a Bachelor of Arts
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American judge (born 1962)
district which they are assigned. List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in Texas Confirmation Hearings on Federal
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American attorney (1851–1919)
first female attorney in the Hawaiian Kingdom whom Benneson persuaded to pursue law List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States Women
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American federal judge (born 1974)
American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She was appointed in 2019
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American judge (born 1951)
women lawyers and judges in the United States List of first women lawyers and judges in Tennessee Bernice B. Donald at the Biographical Directory of Federal
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American attorney (1807–1867)
Judge Boyd, was an American attorney in early 19th-century Mississippi and one of the Natchez nabobs who stood at the apex of antebellum Mississippi society
Samuel_S._Boyd
American lawyer and politician
human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013, after serving on the City Council, he was elected as Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. His son Chokwe
Chokwe_Lumumba
African American legal association
attorneys and judges. It represents the interests of approximately 67,000 lawyers, judges, law professors, and law students. The NBA is organized around 26
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Maximum-security prison farm in Mississippi, US
Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm, is a maximum-security prison farm located in the unincorporated community of Parchman
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American lawyer and academic (born 1944)
Chicago Public Library, and Publishers Weekly. List of African-American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in Massachusetts "The Honorable
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Native American lawyer
Shawna S. Baker, a Native American lawyer, citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is the third woman and the first out 2SLGBTQ+ person to be appointed a justice
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1988 American crime thriller film by Alan Parker
investigation into the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Neshoba County, Mississippi. It stars Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe as two FBI agents
Mississippi_Burning
Achievements, cultural change, and "breaking the color barrier"
"Black Women in the Judiciary". Washington Council of Lawyers. Retrieved August 10, 2025. Webster, Raymond B. (1999). African American firsts in science
Timeline of African-American firsts
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American lawyer and activist (born 1976)
after spending the first eight years of her life in Mississippi, and at fourteen years old was accepted to attend the Brooks School of North Andover, Massachusetts
Nekima_Levy_Armstrong
The following is a list of notable alumni of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). Abelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashqar, Palestinian political scientist
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was the first woman municipal judge in the United States. The club became a member of the Federation of Women's Clubs in 1920, and was the first local women's
Women's City Club of Washington, D.C.
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American judge (born 1953)
portal Mississippi portal List of African-American federal judges List of African-American jurists List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Mississippi
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US Supreme Court justice since 2020
Republican-appointed judges on the court. Compared to the other Seventh Circuit judges, she was more conservative on civil rights issues and less conservative
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American judge (born 1968)
two children. List of Asian American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in California List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
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American judge (born 1977)
1977) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was nominated
Matthew_Kacsmaryk
American lawyer (1944–2000)
American civil rights lawyer, politician, and city prosecutor in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was the first Black city prosecutor in Vicksburg. James Eros
James_E._Winfield
Deadly Women is an American documentary television series focusing on true crime, specifically female killers. It first aired in 2005 on the Discovery
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American judge (born c. 1962)
Association of Women Judges. List of first women lawyers and judges in Alaska Demer, Lisa (January 28, 2011). "Diverse crowd unite in Alaska MLK commemoration"
Pamela_Scott_Washington
American lawyer, jurist and politician
founded the National Lawyers Guild's office in Jackson, Mississippi, and managed the Mississippi Project, a coalition of the NLG and other leading civil
George_Crockett_Jr.
The history of the state of Mississippi extends back to thousands of years of indigenous peoples. Evidence of their cultures has been found largely through
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City in Mississippi, United States
city in and the county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 20,032 in 2024
Vicksburg,_Mississippi
1828 U.S. campaign issue
Judges, and Lawyers of Mississippi, 1798–1935. Jackson, Mississippi: Printed for the State Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Historical
Andrew Jackson and the slave trade
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America convicted murderer (born 1972)
an American woman convicted of the 2004 double murder of Vernon Hulett and Linda Heintzelman in Mississippi. Chamberlin and her then boyfriend Roger Lee
Lisa_Jo_Chamberlin
American politician (1779–1853)
was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802. He served as United States
George_Poindexter
American judge (born 1974)
Abrams, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge)". United States Senate. Retrieved November 18, 2014. "First Two African American Female Judges Confirmed
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American lawyer (born 1969)
defender of Black life, Black liberty, and Black humanity.” In 2024, Crump was included in Forbes' inaugural list of America's Top 200 Lawyers. Crump is
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Public law school in Williamsburg, Virginia, US
Litchfield Law School – First Law School in America". Women Lawyers' Journal. 25: 8. "Professor A. Benjamin Spencer selected as Dean of William & Mary Law
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American judge (born 1971)
federal judge could break logjam". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 8, 2011. Diana Saldaña at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication
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American judge (born 1957)
Obama judicial appointment controversies List of Asian American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in Texas Voruganti, Harsh (October 26, 2017)
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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
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Nebraska lawyer
first African American female lawyer. Hill was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Pinck M. E. Hill and Eliza
Zanzye_H.A._Hill
2001 kidnapping, rape, and murder of a teenage girl in Mississippi, U.S.
night of June 22, 2000, in Dorsey, northeastern Mississippi, a 16-year-old schoolgirl was kidnapped outside her uncle's restaurant, and later raped and murdered
Murder_of_Leesa_Gray
American judge (born 1964)
is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and chair of the United States Sentencing
Carlton_W._Reeves
involving women in warfare and the military in the United States from 2000 until 2010. For 2011 onward, please see Timeline of women in warfare and the military
Timeline of women in warfare and the military in the United States, 2000–2010
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tanneries, and other industries, which have largely failed to comply with the legislation. Salma Ali of the Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association
Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting)
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City in Mississippi, United States
consisting of Columbus, West Point and Starkville, in the counties of Lowndes, Clay and Oktibbeha. Schools include Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi
Columbus,_Mississippi
2022 U.S. Supreme Court case on abortion
constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi state law that banned most abortion operations after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. Jackson Women's Health
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization
Russian politician and jurist, head of Karachay-Cherkessia (2008–2011), judge of the Constitutional Court (1991–2008), and member of central election commission
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Chief Justice of the United States since 2005
"Obama judge." Roberts responded: "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges. What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated
John_Roberts
Timeline of women's education is an overview of the history of education for women worldwide. It includes key individuals, institutions, law reforms, and events
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American data scientist and activist
was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, to blue-collar parents. At the age of nine, her family moved to Wiggins, Mississippi, where she spent most of her childhood
Rebekah_Jones
Mass shooting in Mississippi, US
shooting took place at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, United States. Two students were killed and seven others were injured before the perpetrator
1997 Pearl High School shooting
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American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author (born 1973)
9, 1973) is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving
Stacey_Abrams
American state constitution
Constitution of Mississippi is the primary organizing law for the U.S. state of Mississippi delineating the duties, powers, structures, and functions of the state
Constitution_of_Mississippi
American government policy since 2025
issues and controversy with lawyers, judges, and legal scholars. At the time of the January 2025 start to Trump's second presidential term, a majority of Americans
Deportation in the second Trump administration
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American politician and judge (born 1957)
incumbent judges merit re-election in Franklin County". The Columbus Dispatch. Newsbank. October 10, 2002. Retrieved January 29, 2009. "Democratic Judge Of Court
Jennifer_Brunner
American politician and judge (1890–1954)
Missouri from 1933 until 1945, and was later a circuit judge of the District of Columbia Circuit. He was a leading isolationist in foreign policy. During the
Bennett_Champ_Clark
American murderer (1970–2021)
Mississippi Supreme Court to dismiss his counsel, waive all appeals, and move forward with his execution. The judges determined that a circuit judge should
David_Neal_Cox
American judge (born 1963)
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grew and earned the support of both men and women. Howard convinced the National American Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA) to hold their first convention
Women's suffrage in Georgia (U.S. state)
Women's_suffrage_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)
American judge (1905–1999)
that advanced the goals of the Civil Rights Movement. At that time, the Fifth Circuit included not only Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (its jurisdiction
John_Minor_Wisdom
City in Mississippi, United States
Springs is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, near the border with Tennessee to the north. As of the 2020 census
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Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S
part of Thomson Reuters), and United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition (simply known as Lawyers' Edition), published by LexisNexis. In court
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American judge (born 1958)
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American judge (born 1942)
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American judge and politician (1921–2005)
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law formed the basis of abortion law in the colonies and the early Republic. Connecticut was the first state to regulate abortion in 1821; it outlawed abortion
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incapacitated and chose to recuperate in Mississippi. (see also: Douglas Wilder, 1990)[citation needed] First two African Americans to earn a Doctor of Medicine
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to the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016. During the first eight months of his presidency, he nominated approximately 50 judges, a significantly
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listed if a judge has served on multiple courts. List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States List of first women lawyers and judges
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American politician
1947. Forbus was born on August 24, 1892, in Zieglerville, Mississippi. Her parents were William Peyton Forbus and George Ellen "Birdie" Forbus (née Davis)
Lady_Willie_Forbus
American legal scholar and civil rights theorist (1950–2022)
public lawyers, the relationship between democracy and the law, the role of race and gender in the political process, college admissions, and affirmative
Lani_Guinier
American politician (born 1960)
out the remainder of his term in a 2016 special election, and was re-elected to a full term in 2018. Brown is bisexual and the first openly LGBT person
Kate_Brown
Mississippi territorial judge (1754–1827)
landowner and judge in Mississippi Territory, United States. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War who served as an officer with Daniel Morgan and worked
Peter_Bryan_Bruin
American civil rights activist and lawyer (1941–1997)
and lawyer. He is most well known for being the first African American to enroll in the University of Mississippi School of Law. McDowell was born in
Cleve_McDowell
American judge (born 1946)
2012, and inactive senior status on December 31, 2021. List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists List of first women lawyers and judges in Texas Hearings
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