List of first women lawyers and judges in New Mexico explained

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Mexico. 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 New Mexico's history

Lawyers

State judges

Federal judges

District Attorney

Political Office

Firsts in local history

See also

Other topics of interest

Notes and References

  1. Book: Weatherford, Doris. Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. 2012-01-20. SAGE. 9781608710072. en.
  2. Web site: A Celebration of New Mexico's First Women Lawyers. Presented by the New Mexico Women's Bar Association in Cooperation with the State Bar of New Mexico. October 11, 2016.
  3. News: Passings. Reports. Times Wire. 2009-03-31. Los Angeles Times. 2018-01-20. en-US. 0458-3035.
  4. Web site: New Mexico allows immigrants here illegally to obtain law licenses . 2022-10-26 . ABA Journal . en.
  5. Web site: New Mexico's First Woman Judge. April 10, 2006. Bar Bulletin.
  6. News: The First Woman Judge in New Mexico. Carrizozo News. 1910-11-11. 2019-02-27. 2166-7756.
  7. Book: A celebration of New Mexico's first women lawyers: presented by the New Mexico Women's Bar Association with the State Bar of New Mexico. 2002. New Mexico Women's Bar Association. en.
  8. Book: Final report of the New Mexico State Bar Task Force on Women and the Legal Profession. Singleton. Sarah M.. Profession. New Mexico State Bar Task Force on Women and the Legal. Mexico. State Bar of New. 1991. State Bar of New Mexico. en.
  9. Book: Bullis, Don . New Mexico Historical Biographies . 2011-07-01 . BookBaby . 9781936744909 . en.
  10. Book: National News . 1995 . American Legion Auxiliary . en.
  11. Web site: TO THE BOARD OF BAR COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO REPORT THE STATUS OF MINORITY ATTORNEYS IN NEW MEXICO – AN UPDATE: 1990-1999 . THE STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO TASK FORCE ON MINORITIES IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION II.
  12. Web site: Terrell . Steve . November 5, 2005 . Governor appoints long-time S.F. lawyer to replace retiring judge Vigil . 2020-03-10 . The Santa Fe New Mexican . en.
  13. Upon Jewell’s appointment as a Judge of the Second Judicial District Court in New Mexico in 1999
  14. News: Supreme Court Justice Minzner dead at 63 . en-US . NMPolitics.net . 2017-10-25.
  15. Web site: 2016-04-01 . Justice Petra Jimenez Maes . 2018-01-20 . nmcourts.sks.com.
  16. Web site: 2010-06-02 . Lesbian Judge Wins Statewide Race in New Mexico . 2022-06-09 . www.advocate.com . en.
  17. Web site: District Court Judges. seventhdistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov. 2018-01-05.
  18. Web site: Deming Pi Chapter honors 5 as 'Women We Admire'. The Deming Headlight. en. 2019-07-14.
  19. Web site: First African American appointed to New Mexico Court of Appeals. Leggett. Shellye. 2020-02-18. KOAT. en. 2020-03-06.
  20. Web site: (TNS) . Noel Lyn Smith The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M. . First woman judge for Navajo courts remembered . 2018-01-10 . www.abqjournal.com . en-US.
  21. News: Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 28, 1993 · Page 1. Newspapers.com. 2018-01-19. en.
  22. Book: Políticas: Latina Public Officials in Texas. García. Sonia R.. Martinez-Ebers. Valerie. Coronado. Irasema. Navarro. Sharon A.. Jaramillo. Patricia A.. 2009-06-03. University of Texas Press. 9780292779983. en.
  23. Web site: Obituary: Ruth Cooper Streeter . 2024-06-15 . obits.abqjournal.com.
  24. Several sources consider Ruth Cooper Street the first female prosecutor in New Mexico.
  25. Web site: Meet the First Hispanic Republican Female Governor. Newton-Small. Jay. TIME.com. 2018-05-30.
  26. News: Michelle Lujan Grisham to become New Mexico's first Democratic Latina governor. Nam. Rafael. 2018-11-06. TheHill. 2018-11-16. en.
  27. Web site: UNM project keeps history alive . 2019-01-06 . UNM Newsroom . en.
  28. Web site: Barbara Brown Simmons . AND YET SHE PERSISTED: DOCUMENTING WOMEN'S LIVES IN NEW MEXICO.
  29. Web site: Birthday Celebration. www.nmbar.org. 2019-01-02.
  30. Web site: Mary Torres: First Hispanic Secretary of the ABA. Garcia. Elizabeth. August 2013. New Mexico Lawyer.
  31. Web site: Murder charges against police put New Mexico DA in spotlight. CONTRERAS. RUSSELL. 2015-01-13. KDBC. 2019-03-27.
  32. Web site: Local judge appears before Senate Judiciary Committee Roswell Daily Record. Ross. Alex. en-US. 2019-07-14.
  33. Web site: City's first female lawyer to be honored. The Eastern New Mexico News. 2019-04-03.
  34. Web site: Focus on Carlsbad Fall 2014. Issuu. en. 2019-07-14.
  35. Web site: Desert Exposure May 2010 Judge Edith Gutierrez. www.desertexposure.com. 2018-02-09.
  36. Web site: Dean sworn in as magistrate. November 10, 1983. Newspapers.com.
  37. Book: Pacheco, Ana . Legendary Locals of Santa Fe . 2013-02-25 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-4396-4207-8 . en.
  38. Web site: Mirabal-Counts sworn in as Magistrate Court judge. Alamogordo Daily News. en. 2019-07-09.