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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in California.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.
The officer must ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced" (Constitution of California, Article V, Section 13). The California attorney general carries out the responsibilities of the office through the California Department of Justice. The department employs over 1,100 attorneys and 3,700 non-attorney employees.
Kamala Harris was elected the attorney general of California in 2010, becoming the first woman, Black American, and South Asian American to hold the office in the state's history. She took office on January 3, 2011, and would be re-elected in 2014 to serve until she resigned on January 3, 2017, to take her seat in the United States Senate .
Joel P. Walker (October 3, 1840 - January 3, 1898) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1884 to 1892, serving as its President Pro Tempore in 1888, and of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867, representing Lauderdale County, Mississippi .
The 2010 California Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2010, to choose the Attorney General of California. The primary election was held on June 8, 2010. Incumbent Attorney General Jerry Brown, a Democrat, had declined to run and instead ran successfully for governor of California.
The 2006 California Attorney General election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Former and future Governor Jerry Brown , the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Chuck Poochigian , for the office previously held by Democrat Bill Lockyer , who was term-limited and ...
Silva, the murder victim, reportedly ran afoul of East Coast Hells Angels during the Laconia, New Hampshire, bike week in 2014, earning him a death sentence when he was lured to the Fresno Chapter ...
Abolition of the death penalty through California Proposition 34, 2012 was rejected by 52% of voters. [5] The path to the ballot started when Mike Farrell, an American actor and activist, wrote a title and ballot summary on September 15, 2015. A title and summary was then issued by California attorney general's office on November 19, 2015. For ...