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List of first women lawyers and judges in Maine

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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Maine. 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

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Nancy Torresen: First female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (2011)

Law School

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  • First female law graduate: Velma Peabody in 1938[1]

Lawyers

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State judges

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Federal judges

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  • First female (federal judge): Margaret “Peggy” Kravchuk[7][8]
  • First female (U.S. District Court for the District of Maine): Nancy Torresen (1987) in 2011[9]

Attorney General of Maine

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Deputy Attorney General

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  • First female (Chief Deputy Attorney General of Maine): Vendean Vafiades[12]

District Attorney

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Political Office

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United States Attorney

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Maine State Bar Association

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  • First female: Phyllis Givertz (1974) around 1983[14][15]

Firsts in local history

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See also

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Other topics of interest

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Bissonette, Nicole R.; Day, Katie; Chardon, Alexis Garmey (2021). "Women Lawyers in Maine: 150 Years and Counting" (PDF). Maine Bar Journal. 36.
  2. ^ "women | Maine: An Encyclopedia". maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  3. ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1985.
  4. ^ Pogrebin, Letty Cottin (1975-01-01). Getting Yours: How to Make the System Work for the Working Woman. McKay. ISBN 9780679505617.
  5. ^ "Former court justice becomes part-time DA". Archive. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  6. ^ "Youngest judge appointed in Maine retires after 32 years on the bench". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  7. ^ a b c "Office of the Maine AG: News & Reports". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  8. ^ "UNE honors Bangor federal judge". Archive. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  9. ^ "First woman sworn in as U.S. District Court judge in Maine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  10. ^ a b c d "Office of the Maine AG: Biography of Attorney General Janet T. Mills". www.maine.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  11. ^ a b c d "Analysis | The historic firsts of the 2018 midterms". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  12. ^ "Board of Directors". Elmina B. Sewall. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  13. ^ "Joann Bautista '18 hired as deputy secretary of state for Maine". MaineLaw. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  14. ^ "Featured Alumna - Phyllis Givertz '69 (COLLEGE CONNECTIONS - THE COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES NEWSLETTER)" (PDF). University of Southern Maine. Winter 2017.
  15. ^ Down East. Down East Enterprise. 1983.
  16. ^ "History made when Irving sworn in as Midcoast's top prosecutor - By Stephen Betts". waldo.villagesoup.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  17. ^ Thompson, Frederic L. (2005). The Rines Family Legacy. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738538822.
  18. ^ "SIGRID E. TOMPKINS". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  19. ^ "About Stephanie Anderson: Office of the District Attorney". Cumberland County, Maine.
  20. ^ "Women who blazed the trail in Maine law | Daily Bulldog". www.dailybulldog.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  21. ^ "Women's History Trail : Augusta Maine". dll.umaine.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-13.