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As of 2016, only 36% of judges on the federal courts of appeals were women, that is 60 out of 167 active judges. Women represented only 15% of judges on the Third Circuit, only 20% of judges on the Eight Circuit and only 25% of judges on the Tenth Circuit. As for women of color, there is even a smaller number.
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. Also included are women of other distinctions, such as the first in their states to graduate from law school.
It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are the first women in their country to achieve a certain distinction such as obtaining a law degree. The list is divided by continent: List of first women lawyers and judges in Africa; List of first women lawyers and judges in Asia
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in North America (a separate list is devoted to the United States). It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are the first women in their country to achieve a certain distinction such as graduating from law school. KEY
Throughout history, men have outnumbered women on the highest court in each state. Instances of female-majority courts remain an uncommon occurrence, but in recent decades they have appeared more frequently.
Pages in category "Lists of first women lawyers and judges in the United States" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Also: United States: People: By occupation: Judges / Women jurists: Women judges This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American judges . It includes judges that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The IAWJ was founded in 1991 after fifty women judges from around the world were invited to participate in the tenth anniversary meeting of the United States National Association of Women Judges. [1] It was decided that gender discrimination in the judiciary would be easier to combat with the forming of an international alliance.