List of first women lawyers and judges in South Dakota explained
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in South Dakota. 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 South Dakota's history
Lawyers
State judges
Federal judges
- First female (U.S. District Judge for the District of South Dakota): Karen Schreier in 1999[10]
United States Attorney
- First female admitted: Blanche Colman (1911)[12]
- First female presidents: Stephanie Pochop and Pamela Reiter respectively from 2016-2017 and 2017-2018[13]
Firsts in local history
- Mildred Ramynke (1939): First female appointed as a Judge of the Fifth Judicial District (1975) [Day, Grant, Marshall and Roberts Counties, South Dakota]
- Marjorie Breeden (1907):[14] [15] First female to graduate from the University of South Dakota Law School in Clay County, South Dakota
- Linda Lea M. Viken:[16] First female to serve as a Magistrate Judge for Pennington County, South Dakota
- Shawn Pahlke:[17] First female to serve as the Director of the Pennington County Public Defender’s Office, South Dakota
See also
Other topics of interest
References
- Book: Women Lawyers' Journal. 1919. Women Lawyers' Club.
- Book: Kingsbury, George Washington. South Dakota : its history and its people. 1915. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. en.
- Book: Who's who in the Central States. 1929. Mayflower Publishing Company. en.
- Book: Robinson, Doane. South Dakota, Sui Generis: Stressing the Unique and Dramatic in South Dakota History. 1930. American historical society. en.
- News: 1st South Dakota woman who was county, circuit judge dies. Rapid City Journal. 2018-05-30. Associated Press.
- Web site: Lady of Justice. Grauvogl. Ann. www.southdakotamagazine.com. 2019-03-01.
- Web site: A Family Affair. www.usd.edu. en. 2018-11-11.
- News: First S.D. woman on the Supreme Court continues reading, writing in retirement. Argus Leader. 2018-11-11. en.
- News: Janklow appoints first woman to Supreme Court. Quinlan. John. Sioux City Journal. 2018-11-11. en.
- Web site: Federal judge garners piece of state history. Moody County Enterprise. 2019-07-14.
- Book: Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. 11, July 1, 1999 to July 15, 1999. Government Printing Office. en.
- Book: Jewish Spectator . 1997.
- Web site: Movers & Shakers. Argus Leader. en. 2019-01-05.
- Book: South Dakota Alumnus. 1905. Alumni Association, University of South Dakota.. en.
- Book: Alpha Xi Delta. 160. 1906. G. Banta. en.
- Web site: Members. Institute. The American Law. American Law Institute. en. 2019-07-09.
- Web site: SD judges receive Women in Law honors. Sioux City Journal. en. 2019-01-03.