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List of first women lawyers and judges in Louisiana
This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Louisiana. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses).
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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.
LaLeshia Walker Alford made history as the First African American elected to Shreveport City Court bench in 1997.
Firsts in state history
Lawyers
Law clerks
- Tammy Lee:[9] First African American female to serve as a law clerk for the Fourth Judicial District Court (1993)
- Veronica Odinet Koclanes:[10] First female to serve as the clerk of the court for Louisiana Supreme Court (2021)
State judges
- Anna Judge Veters Levy (c.
1922):[11][12] First female judge in Louisiana (1941)
- Alwine Louise Smith Ragland (1935):[13] First female elected judge (1974)