Judge Jean Lewis and Manche Langley at the 1961 Oregon State Bar Convention
The following tribute was presented as part of the June 5, 2015 investiture of US Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman:
Women Lawyers Who Paved the Way to the Judiciary
The first female lawyer admitted to practice in Oregon was Mary Leonard. For information about women lawyer “firsts” in other jurisdictions, click here.
For a 1991 video featuring women admitted to practice in Oregon in the 1940s and 1950s, click here.
For a history by Trudy Allen of Queen’s Bench, now a chapter of Oregon Women Lawyers, click here.
For information about the history of minority lawyers in Oregon, see the Oregon State Bar’s Diversity & Inclusion Timeline.
