This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Hampshire. 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.
Martha Crocker: [23] First female lawyer in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
The number of women in the United States judiciary has increased as more women have entered law school, but women still face significant barriers in pursuing legal careers.
John T. Broderick Jr. is a former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He served as Associate Justice of the court from 1995 to 2004 and as its Chief Justice from 2004 to 2010. Broderick holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross. Broderick also served as Dean and President of the University of New Hampshire School of Law until May 2015. Since 2015, Broderick has been on a journey to end the stigma surrounding mental health in New Hampshire.
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Albert Stillman Batchellor was a lawyer, politician, and historian who wrote about New Hampshire and early federal history. The Library of Congress has a file on him. He was president of the New Hampshire State Bar Association.
Agnes Winifred McLaughlin (1882-1964) was the first woman admitted to practice law in New Hampshire.
Jennie Blanche Newhall (1874–1943) was an American attorney. She was the second woman admitted to practice law in the state of New Hampshire.
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Jean K. Burling is an American attorney and former judge. She was the first woman to be a judge in the state of New Hampshire.
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