List of first women lawyers and judges in Vermont

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Vermont. 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 obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history
Christina E. Nolan: First female U.S. Attorney in Vermont (2017)

Lawyers
Justice of the Peace
  • Beatrice Y. Brown (1922):[4] First female Justice of the Peace in Vermont
Judges
  • Grace Johnson Murphy McGuire (1940):[5] First female trial judge in Vermont (1965)
  • Linda Levitt (1975):[5][6] First female appointed to a state-level trial court in Vermont (1984)[7]
  • Merideth Wright:[8] First female environmental judge in Vermont (1990)
Superior Court
  • Kirstin Schoonover:[9] First female to serve as a Judge of the Vermont Superior Courts at the same time as her spouse (2015), Judge Brian K. Valentine
Probate Division
  • Mary Adams (1926):[10] First female probate judge in Vermont (1928–1949)
Supreme Court
  • Denise R. Johnson (1980):[11] First female appointed as a Justice of Supreme Court of Vermont (1990)
  • Beth Robinson (1989):[12] First openly LGBT female appointed as a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (2011)
District Court
  • Christina Reiss (1980):[13] First female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont (2009)

Assistant Attorney General
  • Georgiana Miranda:[14][15] First female Assistant Attorney General of Vermont (c. 1972)

State's Attorney

United States Attorney
  • Eugenia Cowles:[16][17] First female to serve as the Acting U.S. Attorney in Vermont (2014)
  • Christina E. Nolan:[16] First female to serve as a U.S. Attorney in Vermont (2017)

Political Office

Bar Association
  • Ellen Mercer Fallon (1977):[18] First female to serve as the President of the Vermont Bar Association (1987-1988)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Region
  • Beatrice Y. Brown (1922):[4] First female lawyer in Southern Vermont

Addison County

Bennington County

Chittenden County

See also

Other topics of interest

References
  1. Duffy, John J.; Hand, Samuel B.; Orth, Ralph H. (2003-01-01). The Vermont Encyclopedia. UPNE. ISBN 9781584650867.
  2. Campbell, Jane. "Bailey, Consuelo - Vermont Historical Society". vermonthistory.org. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. "Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers". scfindingaids.uvm.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  4. Campbell, Jane. "Brown, Beatrice - Vermont Historical Society". vermonthistory.org. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. "100: Celebrating Vermont's First Women Lawyers 1902–1978" (PDF). Vermont Bar Association.
  6. "First female trial judge retires". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  7. Levitt was also the youngest judge in the history of Vermont at the time of her appointment.
  8. The Vermont Bar Journal & Law Digest. The Association. 1990.
  9. "Husband and wife named judges". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  10. Campbell, Jane. "Adams, Mary - Vermont Historical Society". Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  11. Campbell, Jane. "Johnson, Denise - Vermont Historical Society". vermonthistory.org. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  12. "Beth Robinson, Vermont's First Openly Gay Supreme Court Justice, Sworn In (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  13. "Reiss takes gavel in Rutland as first Vt. female federal judge | Times Argus". Times Argus. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  14. Jeffords, James M.; Daley, Ivan; Daley, Yvonne; Coffin, Howard (2003). An Independent Man: Adventures of a Public Servant. Simon and Schuster. p. 91. ISBN 9780743228435.
  15. "Miss Miranda Has Nuptials". The New York Times. 1972-01-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  16. "Vermont's first female US Attorney takes oath of office". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  17. "Senator Leahy And Governor Scott: Leahy And Scott Make Joint Recommendation For Vermont's Next U.S. Attorney | U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont". www.leahy.senate.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  18. Campbell, Jane. "Fallon, Ellen - Vermont Historical Society". vermonthistory.org. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  19. Campbell, Jane. "Wood, Madeline - Vermont Historical Society". vermonthistory.org. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
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