List of first women lawyers and judges in Rhode Island

Firsts in state history

Lawyers

• Mary Ann Greene : First female lawyer to argue a case before the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Ada Lewis Sawyer : First female lawyer in Rhode Island
• Dorothy Crockett : First African American female lawyer in Rhode Island

  Law Clerk

• Sandra L. Lynch : First female to serve as a law clerk for the federal courts in Rhode Island

  Judicial Officers

State

Judges

• Florence K. Murray : First female judge in Rhode Island

  Superior Court

• Florence K. Murray : First female to serve as the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court

  District Court

• Corinne P. Grande: First female district court judge in Rhode Island

  Supreme Court

• Florence K. Murray : First female to serve as a Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court

  Federal

Appellate Court

• Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson : First African American female appointed as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

  District Court

• Patricia Sullivan: First female to serve as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court, District of Rhode Island

  Attorney General

• Arlene Violet : First female to become the Attorney General of Rhode Island

  Deputy Attorney General

• Susan E. McGuirl: First female to become the Deputy Attorney General of Rhode Island

  United States Attorney

• Margaret E. Curran : First female to serve as the United States Attorney for Rhode Island

  Public Defender

• Mary S. McElroy: First female to serve as the Public Defender for the Rhode Island Public Defender's Office

  Political Office

• Florence K. Murray : First female to serve as a state senator for Rhode Island
• Donna Nesselbush : First openly LGBT female elected as a Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the Fifteenth District

  Bar Association

• Beverly Glen Long: First female to serve as the President of the Rhode Island Bar Association
• Jametta Alston: First African American female to serve as the President of the Rhode Island Bar Association

  Firsts in local history

Washington County

• Debra L. Chernick: First female President of the Washington County Bar Association, Rhode Island

  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 Rhode Island