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2. Esther Hobart Morris - Wikipedia

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   Esther Hobart Morris (August 8, 1814 – April 2, 1902) [a] was an American judge who was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States. [1] She began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, serving a term of nearly nine months.

3. John H. Howe (judge) - Wikipedia

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   John Homer Howe (September 12, 1822 – April 3, 1873) was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the Territorial Wyoming Supreme Court from April 6, 1869 to October 14, 1871. Born in Riga, New York , Howe first began to practice law in Ohio, [ 1 ] eventually moving to Kewanee , Henry County, Illinois , where he became a prominent ...

4. List of first women lawyers and judges in Wyoming - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Wyoming.It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

5. History of Wyoming - Wikipedia

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   Wyoming was also the home of many other firsts for U.S. women in politics. The first time women served on a jury was in Wyoming (Laramie in 1870). Wyoming had the first female court bailiff (Mary Atkinson, Laramie, in 1870), and the country's first female justice of the peace (Esther Hobart Morris, South Pass City, in 1870

6. List of justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court - Wikipedia

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   Judge: Began active service: Ended active service: Chief Justice: Willis Van Devanter: October 11, 1890: October 15, 1890: Asbury B. Conaway: October 11, 1890 ...

7. Wyoming Territory - Wikipedia

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   The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, [1] until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The boundaries of the Wyoming Territory were identical to those of the modern State of Wyoming.