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Touré became the first African-American female judge in Alabama when she was appointed as a municipal judge in 1973. [3] She served in this position until 1977. [ 3 ]
First African American female: Faya Ora Rose Touré [8] [9] First female (Alabama Court of Appeals): Annie Lola Price (1928) in 1951 [10] [11] First female (Supreme Court of Alabama): Janie Shores (1959) in 1974 [6] First elected female (trial judge): Phyllis S. Nesbit in 1976 [12] [13] First female (probate judge): Earlean Isaac in 1989 [14]
First African American female to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court: Constance Baker Motley (1946) in 1954 [36] [37] [38] First lesbian to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court: Pearl M. Hart in 1957 [39] First Asian American female to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court: Emma Ping Lum (1947) around 1958 [13] [14]
Mahala Ashley Dickerson (October 12, 1912 – February 19, 2007) was an American lawyer and civil rights advocate for women and minorities. In 1948 she became the first African American female attorney admitted to the Alabama State Bar; in 1951 she was the second African American woman admitted to the Indiana bar; and in 1959 she was Alaska's first African American attorney.
Carole Smitherman was Birmingham's first African-American female mayor. She also was the first African-American woman hired as a deputy district attorney in Jefferson County and first African American female Municipal and Circuit Court Judge in Birmingham. Smitherman also served as a municipal prosecutor for the city of Irondale, Alabama. She ...
Jackson County Circuit Court announced Judge Jalilah Otto as the court’s newest presiding judge and the first African American to take on the role in the court’s nearly 200-year history.
This is a list of African Americans who have served as United States federal judges. As of December 9, 2024 [update] , 300 African-Americans have served on the federal bench. United States Supreme Court
Jane Matilda Bolin (April 11, 1908 – January 8, 2007) was an American attorney and judge. She was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association and the first to join the New York City Law Department. Bolin became the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States when ...