| Maria Otto | |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Reich |
| Death Place: | Munich, West Germany |
| Alma Mater: | University of Würzburg |
| Occupation: | lawyer |
Maria Otto (6 August 1892, Weiden in der Oberpfalz - 20 December 1977, Munich) was the first female attorney in Germany.[1] Following the enactment of Germany's "Law on the Admission of Women to the Offices and Professions of Justice" on 11 July 1922, Maria Otto was admitted to the bar on 7 December 1922. Until her death in 1977, she worked as a lawyer in Munich.[2]
Since 2010, the German Bar Association awards the in her honor to distinguished female lawyers and organizations that have rendered outstanding services to the advancement of female jurists.[3]