Margaret M. McChesney
Margaret M. McChesney was the first female lawyer to appear before the full bench of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Personal life and education[edit]
McChesney was graduated from the Portia School of Law in 1921.[1][2][3] She was from Boston[4] and Quincy[5] Massachusetts.
Legal career[edit]
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.[1][6] In 1931, she was admitted to the bar in federal courts.[5] She was "one of the most successful lawyers in Boston."[3]
She was a member of Phi Delta Delta.[4] McChesney also taught law at Portia Law School.[2][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Portia Law School Facts" (PDF). Primary Authority. New England School of Law. October 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Case and Comment. Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company. 1929. p. viii. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Portia Law Graduates to go to P.D.D. Meeting". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. August 23, 1930. p. 5.
- ^ a b "111 admitted to practice in United States Courts". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. December 2, 1931. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ American Law School Review. West Publishing Company. 1934. p. 380. Retrieved 15 February 2020.