List of first women lawyers and judges in Nevada

Firsts in state history

Lawyers

• Laura May Tilden Wilson : First female admitted to practice law in Nevada
• Georgia J. Johnson Dooley : First female to actually practice law in Nevada
• Anna M. Warren : First female lawyer appointed as the U.S. Commissioner for Nevada
• Felice Cohn : First native-born and Jewish American female lawyer in Nevada
• Johnnie B. Rawlinson and Viveca Monet Woods : First African American female lawyers in Nevada

  Law Clerk

• Rose Bird : First female law clerk for the Supreme Court of Nevada

  Judicial Officers

State

• Karen P. Bennett-Haron : First African American female appointed to Nevada's justice system at any level
• Miranda Du : First Asian American female judge in Nevada

  District Court

• Miriam Shearing : First female appointed as a Judge of the Nevada District Courts

  Municipal Court

• Robin A. Wright : First female elected as a municipal court judge in Nevada

  Appellate Court

• Abbi Silver : First female appointed as the Chief Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals

  Supreme Court

• Miriam Shearing : First female appointed as a Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
• Lidia S. Stiglich : First openly LGBT female appointed as a Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court

  Federal

Bankruptcy Court

• Linda B. Riegle : First female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Nevada

  District Court

• Johnnie B. Rawlinson : First African American female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
• Gloria Navarro : First Hispanic female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
• Miranda Du : First Asian American female appointed as Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

  Magistrate Judge

• Phyllis H. Atkins : First female appointed as a U.S. Magistrate Judge of the District of Nevada

  Appellate Court

• Johnnie B. Rawlinson : First African American female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

  Attorney General

• Frankie Sue Del Papa : First female elected as the Attorney General for Nevada

  Assistant Attorney General

• Felice Cohn : First female Assistant Attorney General of Nevada

  Federal Public Defender

• Franny A. Forsman : First female appointed as the Federal Public Defender in Nevada

  United States Attorney

• Kathryn E. Landreth : First female U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada

  Public Defender

• Terri Steik Roeser : First female Public Defender in Nevada

  District Attorney

• Edna C. Plummer : First female District Attorney in Nevada
• Eileen Barnett and Virginia R. Shane : First female elected District Attorneys in Nevada
• Patricia Dillon Cafferata: First female to serve as the District Attorney for three counties in Nevada

  City Attorney

• Patricia A. Lynch : First female to serve as a City Attorney in Nevada. She would later become a judge.
• Sandra Morgan: First African American female to serve as a City Attorney in Nevada

  Political Office

• Frankie Sue Del Papa : First female elected as the Secretary of State of Nevada
• Catherine Cortez Masto : First Latino American female elected to serve in the Senate

  Bar Association

• Margo Piscevich: First female to serve as the President of the Nevada State Bar Association

  Firsts in local history

Carson City (City)

• Sanaz "Sunny" K. Soltani: First female to serve as the City Attorney for Carson City, Nevada

  Clark County

• Emilie N. Wanderer : First female lawyer in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Miriam Shearing : First female elected Justice of the Peace in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Sandra Morgan: First African American female to serve as a City Attorney in North Las Vegas
• Sally Loehrer: First female President of the Clark County Bar Association in Nevada
• Catherine Ramsey: First female elected judge in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Diana Hampton: First female elected Judge of the Henderson Municipal Court
• Tierra Jones: First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Clark County District Court
• Bita Yeager: First Asian American appointed to the Las Vegas Justice Court

  Douglas County

• Nancy Rey Jackson: First female to sit as a sworn judge of a Douglas County court

  Elko County

• Nancy Porter : First female judge in Elko County, Nevada

  Esmeralda County

• Patricia Dillon Cafferata: First female to serve as the District Attorney for Esmeralda, Lander and Lincoln Counties, Nevada

  Eureka County

• Edna C. Plummer : First female District Attorney of Eureka County, Nevada

  Lander County

• Patricia Dillon Cafferata: First female to serve as the District Attorney for Esmeralda, Lander and Lincoln Counties, Nevada

  Lincoln County

• Patricia Dillon Cafferata: First female to serve as the District Attorney for Esmeralda, Lander and Lincoln Counties, Nevada

  Washoe County

• Deborah A. Agosti and Robin A. Wright: First females elected as Judges of the Washoe County District Court
• Shirley Smith: First female President of the Washoe County Bar Association in Nevada
• Patricia A. Lynch : First female to serve as the City Attorney for Reno, Nevada

  Other topics of interest

• List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
• List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Nevada