Litigation

JAS Honors Female Pioneers in the Law

By Peter Hardin

Celebrating Women’s History Month, the Justice at Stake Campaign has profiled 11 female pioneers in the law on its Web site.

These women overcame enormous obstacles and paved the way for others to achieve careers in the legal world. They are Judge Florence Allen, Myra Bradwell, Margaret Brent, Judge Jane Brolin, Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan, Charlotte Ray, U.S. Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Attorney General Janet Reno, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Florence Allen (in photo) became the first woman to serve on a state high court. She was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1922, long before Sandra Day O’Connor was named to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Justice at Stake believes that diversity in the legal system improves the quality of justice, while building confidence in all communities that American courts are fair and impartial. To learn more, see Justice at Stake’s Diversity Page.

Full post as published by The Gavel on March 24, 2010 (boomark / email).