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. 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 state history
Lawyers
*First female: Ada Bittenbender (1882) *First African American female: Zanzye H.A. Hill (1929)State judges
* First (African American) female: Elizabeth Davis Pittman (1949) in 1971 * First female (county court): Mary Gilbride in 1992 * First female ( Nebraska Court of Appeals): Lindsey Miller-Lerman in 1992 * First female (district court): Mary Gilbride in 1998 * First female (Nebraska Supreme Court
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): Lindsey Miller-Lerman in 1998
* First Latino American female: Stefanie Martinez in 2013
* First Native American (female) (district court): Andrea Miller in 2018
* First African American female (district court): Tressa Alioth in 2021
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case: Andrea Miller in 2022
United States Attorney
* First female: Deborah Gilg in 2009County Attorney
* First female: Grace Ballard (1914) during the 1920sNebraska Bar Association
* First female president: Amy Longo (1979) in 1999Firsts in local history
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* Frances O’Linn (1891): First female lawyer in Dawes County, Nebraska
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*Janice Gradwohl: First female judge in Lancaster County, Nebraska (1974)
*Grace Ballard (1914): First female to serve as the County Attorney for Washington County, Nebraska (c. 1920s)
See also
*List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
This list of the first women lawyers and judges in each state of the United States includes the years in which the women were admitted to practice law. Also included are women of other distinctions, such as the first in their states to get law de ...
* Timeline of women lawyers in the United States
This is a short timeline of women lawyers in the United States. Much more information on the subject can be found at: List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
* 1869 – Arabella Mansfield became the first female lawyer in the ...
* Women in law
Women in law describes the role played by women in the legal profession and related occupations, which includes lawyers (also called barristers, advocates, solicitors, attorneys or legal counselors), paralegals, prosecutors (also called Distri ...
Other topics of interest
*List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in each state. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their stat ...
* List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Nebraska
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