List of first women lawyers and judges in New Hampshire

Firsts in state history

Lawyer

• Marilla Ricker : First female lawyer in New Hampshire
• Agnes Winifred “Winnie” McLaughlin : First woman admitted to the New Hampshire Bar Association
• Jennie Blanche Newhall : Second woman admitted to the New Hampshire Bar Association; first woman law clerk in the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office
• Laura J. Kahn : First female litigator in New Hampshire

  Judicial officers

State

Judges

• Idella Jenness: First female municipal court judge in New Hampshire
• Jean K. Burling : First female judge in New Hampshire

  Superior Court

• Linda S. Dalianis : First female appointed as a Judge of the New Hampshire Superior Court

  Supreme Court

• Linda S. Dalianis : First female appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and serve as its Chief Justice

  Federal

District Court

• Landya B. McCafferty : First female appointed as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

  Attorney General

• Kelly Ayotte : First female Attorney General of New Hampshire

  Assistant Attorney General

• Marilla Ricker : First female to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for New Hampshire

  United States Attorney

• Emily Gray Rice : First female to serve as a U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire

  Bar Associations

• Patti Blanchette and Susan B. Carbon: First females to serve respectively as the President of the New Hampshire Bar Association
• Maureen Raiche Manning: First female to serve as President of the New Hampshire Women's Bar Association

  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 New Hampshire