Female state supreme court justices
First female justices
Below is a list of the names of the first woman to sit on the highest court of their respective states in the United States.
The first state with a female justice was Ohio; Florence E. Allen was named to the bench in 1923.[1]
Female chief justices
Instances of a female-majority court
Throughout history, men have outnumbered women on the highest court in each state. Instances of female-majority courts remain an uncommon occurrence, but in recent decades they have appeared more frequently. Currently, the United States Supreme Court has the highest percentage of women justices it has ever had, yet there has still never been a majority.
| State | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Woman Supreme Court (special sitting of the Supreme Court of Texas for a single case) | 1925 |
| Arkansas | 2015–present |
| California | 2011–2017; 2022–present |
| District of Columbia | 2006–2013, 2017–present |
| Idaho | 2023–present[18] |
| Illinois | 2023–present[19] |
| Maryland | 2013–present |
| Michigan | 1997, 2009, 2021–present |
| Minnesota | 1991, 2016–present |
| Missouri | 2023–present[20] |
| Nevada | 2019–present[21] |
| New Jersey | 2011 |
| New Mexico | 2015–present |
| New York | 2003–2008, 2013–2017 |
| North Carolina | 2011 |
| Ohio | 2002, 2005, 2011, 2018–2022 |
| Oregon | 2017–present |
| Rhode Island | 2021–present |
| Tennessee | 2009–2021 |
| Utah | 2021-present |
| Vermont | 2017–present |
| Washington | 2013–present |
| Wisconsin | 2003–2004, 2007–present |
| West Virginia | 2017–present |
| Wyoming | 2018–present |
References
- ↑ "Florence E. Allen". Ohio History Central. July 1, 2005.
- ↑ "Jean Dubofsky". Cogreatwomen.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Del. Supreme Court Justice Berger to retire". Delaware Online.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Women Wielding Power-Idaho". Nwhm.org. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Indiana Supreme Court Justice Biographies: Justice Myra Consetta Selby". In.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Iowa Women's Archives – Linda Kinney Neuman Papers – The University of Iowa Libraries". Sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Kentucky: Court of Justice – Judge Sara Walter Combs". Courts.ky.gov. 2010-07-28. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Rita C. Davidson biography". Mdarchives.us. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Michigan Supreme Court History Society ::". Micourthistory.org. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Chief Justice Lenore Prather speaking this week at MSU (Mississippi State University)". Msstate.edu. 2000-10-10. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Brief History of the Montana Judicial Branch – Montana Courts". Courts.mt.gov. 2009-02-05. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Hon. Marie L. Garibaldi". Njwomenshistory.org. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "The Honorable Mary Coon Walters / Chief Justice Pamela B. Minzner Marker". Hmdb.org. 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "WILSON, ALMA BELL (1917–1999)". Digital.library.okstate.edu. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "October 2008 | In Chambers with Vermont's Supreme Court Justices Denise Johnson & Marilyn Skoglund". Vermontwoman.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Our Legacy of Success". Made In Wyoming. Archived from the original on 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "NEWS BRIEFS: Idaho's Supreme Court is made up of a majority of women for the first time". Inlander. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Theis, sworn in as chief justice, says partisanship has no role on state Supreme Court". Capitolnewsillinois.com. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ↑ "Stephens Alumna Appointed to State's Highest Court, Creating First-Ever Female Majority". Stephens College. November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Majority of women set to be on Supreme Court | NevadaAppeal.com". Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
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