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47:: First female judge of the U.S. District Court in Montana (2014)
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956:"Ravalli Co.'s first female District Court Judge takes oath"
882:"County's first female district judge announces retirement"
570:"Char-Koosta News - Joey Jayne is the new Justice of Peace"
303:
List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
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Ella Knowles Haskell: First female lawyer in Montana (1888)
834:"Unequal justice? Female lawyers find bias in courtrooms"
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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Montana
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Colleen Herrington: First female chief judge (2023) in
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269:Holly Brown: First female district court judge in
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308:Timeline of women lawyers in the United States
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319:Other topics of interest
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249:First female president:
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