List of first women lawyers and judges in Georgia

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Georgia. 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.

Firsts in Georgia's history

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Law School

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Viola Ross Napier, first to practice before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia

Lawyers

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State judges

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Glenda Hatchett: First African American woman Chief Presiding Judge in Georgia

Federal judges

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Assistant Attorney General of Georgia

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  • First female: Rubye Jackson[36]

United States Attorney

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District Attorney

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State Bar of Georgia

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  • First female president (Young Lawyers Division): Donna Barwick from 1988-1989[40]
  • First female president (State Bar of Georgia): Linda Klein in 1997[13]
  • First (African American) female (State Bar of Georgia): Patrise M. Perkins-Hooker in 2014[13]

Firsts in local history

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See also

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Other topics of interest

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References

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