Below is a list of the names of the first woman to sit on the highest court of their respective states in the United States.
The first state with a female justice was Ohio; Florence E. Allen was named to the bench in 1923. [1]
Throughout history, men have outnumbered women on the highest court in each state. Instances of female-majority courts remain an uncommon occurrence, but in recent decades they have appeared more frequently. Currently, the United States Supreme Court has the highest percentage of women justices it has ever had, yet there has still never been a majority.
| State | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Woman Supreme Court (special sitting of the Supreme Court of Texas for a single case) | 1925 |
| Alaska | 2025–present [18] |
| Arkansas | 2015–present [19] |
| California | 2011–2017; 2022–present |
| District of Columbia | 2006–2013, 2017–present |
| Idaho | 2023–present [20] |
| Illinois | 2023–present [21] |
| Maryland | 2013–present |
| Michigan | 1997, 2009, 2021–present |
| Minnesota | 1991, 2016–present |
| Missouri | 2023–present [22] |
| Nevada | 2019–present [23] |
| New Jersey | 2011 |
| New Mexico | 2015–present |
| New York | 2003–2008, 2013–2017 |
| North Carolina | 2011 |
| Ohio | 2002, 2005, 2011, 2018–2022 |
| Oregon | 2017–present |
| Rhode Island | 2021–present |
| Tennessee | 2009–2021, 2024–present [24] |
| Utah | 2021-present |
| Vermont | 2017–present |
| Washington | 2013–present |
| Wisconsin | 2003–2004, 2007–present |
| West Virginia | 2017–present |
| Wyoming | 2018–present |
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