Margaret M. McChesney

Margaret M. McChesney was the first female lawyer to appear before the full bench of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Personal life and education

McChesney was graduated from the Portia School of Law in 1921.[1][2][3] She was from Boston[4] and Quincy[5] Massachusetts.

McChesney became the first female lawyer to appear before the full bench of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1926 when she represented a client charged with drunk driving.[1][6] In 1931, she was admitted to the bar in federal courts.[5] She was "one of the most successful lawyers in Boston."[3]

She was a member of Phi Delta Delta.[4] McChesney also taught law at Portia Law School.[2][7]

See also

References
  1. "Portia Law School Facts" (PDF). PRIMARY AUTHORITY. New England School of Law. October 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. Smith, Bonnie Hurd; Boston Women's Heritage Trail (Organization) (January 1, 2008). Boston women & the law: a walking trail through four centuries of Boston women's legal history. New England Law - Boston. ISBN 978-0-9791214-3-2. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. Case and Comment. Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company. 1929. p. viii. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. "Portia Law Graduates to go to P.D.D. Meeting". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. August 23, 1930. p. 5.
  5. "111 admitted to practice in United States Courts". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 2, 1931. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Woman lawyer will argue before full bench today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 19, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved February 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. American Law School Review. West Publishing Company. 1934. p. 380. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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