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Gammiel Poindexter: [40] First African American (female) judge in the Sixth Judicial District (Brunswick County, et al.; 1995) Tania M.L. Saylor: [48] First female of color to serve as a Judge of the Fairfax County Circuity Court (2022) Lee Lovett (1947): [49] [50] First female lawyer in Winchester, Virginia, Frederick County, Virginia
In 2008, Azcarate was elected by the General Assembly to serve on Virginia's General District Court Bench. Her election was historic as she was the first woman to hold this position. [6] While a judge, Azcarate observed a high number of veterans developing criminal records as a result of PTSD. In 2014, she introduced a plan to create a special ...
On June 16, 2021, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 57–41 vote. [14] Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 59–39 vote. [15] She received her judicial commission on July 20, 2021. [8] She was sworn in on July 23, 2021. [16] She is the first woman of color to serve as a judge on the district court in ...
Margaret Brent: first woman to act as an attorney in the United States (1648) Arabella Mansfield: first woman admitted to practice law in the United States (1869) Charlotte E. Ray: First African American female lawyer in the United States and Washington, D.C. (1872) Lyda Conley: First Native American female lawyer in the United States (1902)
On Tuesday, Jennifer McClellan made history, becoming the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in Virginia. McClellan, a Democrat, won a special election in the Fourth Congressional ...
In December 2020, she resigned from the House of Delegates, [1] in order to focus on her campaign for Governor of Virginia in 2021. [2] [3] She lost in the Democratic primary, placing second behind Terry McAuliffe. [4] She was the 2023 Democratic nominee for State Senate in Virginia's 33rd Senate district, winning the race with nearly 63% of ...
Monroe County Court Judge Meredith Vacca on Wednesday became the first woman of color and the first Asian-American to become a federal judge in western New York. The Senate Wednesday confirmed ...
Eva Mae Fleming Scott (May 6, 1926 – March 28, 2019) was an American pharmacist, businesswoman and politician from Virginia. Despite redistricting problems, she served four consecutive two-year terms as delegate in the Virginia General Assembly. In 1979 she became the first woman elected to the Virginia State Senate, where she served a single ...