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8 lut 2024 · As the first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court in 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson cemented her place as a trailblazer in the American legal system. Her pivotal nomination by President Joe Biden and subsequent confirmation by the Senate broke barriers in the Supreme Court’s 232-year history.
1 lut 2021 · We’re proud to share the story of six Black female lawyers that smashed the glass ceiling and changed the American legal landscape. These women paved the way for other aspiring Black female lawyers by leading with courage even as they were met with adversity.
The first Black female lawyer in the United States was Charlotte E. Ray. She attended Howard University, becoming the first Black woman to graduate from an American law school in 1872. [3] . Ray was followed by former anti-slavery activist Mary Ann Shadd Cary, who graduated from Howard in 1883. [4] .
Loretta Lynch is the first African American woman to be confirmed as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States.
25 lut 2021 · In honor of Black History Month, The Geller Law Group is paying homage to five groundbreaking Black female lawyers who made herstory. Here are their stories. Charlotte E. Ray. Charlotte Ray was the first African-American woman to graduate from a law school and the first to formally practice law in the U.S.
22 mar 2023 · From the first woman to become a lawyer in the U.S. to the first Black woman to become a judge, these women took the first steps to break down barriers we are still dismantling today. According to the U.S. Courts, one-third of active judges are women.
21 lut 2019 · As a tribute to Black History Month, the ABA Journal decided to narrow our focus and honor 14 groundbreaking Black lawyers—including two past ABA presidents, Dennis Archer and...
