Margaret M. McChesney

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Margaret M. McChesney was the first female lawyer to appear before the full bench of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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Personal life and education

McChesney was from Boston [1] and Quincy [2] Massachusetts and graduated from the Portia School of Law in 1921. [3] [4] [5]

McChesney became the first female lawyer to appear before the full bench of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1926 when she represented a client charged with drunk driving. [3] [6] In 1931, she was admitted to the bar in federal courts, [2] and was "one of the most successful lawyers in Boston." [5]

McChesney also taught law at Portia Law School, [4] [7] as well as a member of Phi Delta Delta. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Portia Law Graduates to go to P.D.D. Meeting". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. August 23, 1930. p. 5.
  2. 1 2 "111 admitted to practice in United States Courts". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 2, 1931. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Portia Law School Facts" (PDF). Primary Authority. New England School of Law. October 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Bonnie Hurd; Boston Women's Heritage Trail (Organization) (January 1, 2008). Boston women & the law: a walking trail through four centuries of Boston women's legal history. New England Law - Boston. ISBN   978-0-9791214-3-2 . Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 Case and Comment. Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company. 1929. p. viii. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Woman lawyer will argue before full bench today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 19, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved February 16, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ American Law School Review. West Publishing Company. 1934. p. 380. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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