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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Arkansas.It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
University of Arkansas, Little Rock Karen Renee Baker (born 1963) [ citation needed ] is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court since 2025. Baker was first elected to the state Supreme Court in 2010.
Courtney Rae Hudson (born 1973) is an American lawyer who has served an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. She was elected to the position in 2010. She was elected to the position in 2010.
Leslie Carol Rutledge (born June 9, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously the 56th attorney general of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023.
After moving to Little Rock, Arkansas following her husband's election as attorney general of Arkansas, Clinton joined the esteemed Rose Law Firm as the firm’s first female associate. She became the first woman to be made a full partner at the firm, and was one of only a handful of women that were acting as litigators in the state of Arkansas ...
When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid of the existing sculptures. The statues ...
On Thursday, 20 women were sworn into the senate -- four more women than have ever served in the Senate in the entire history of the country. The winds of change were roaring in the U.S. Capitol ...
7. The 19th Amendment didn't give all women the right to vote.. The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was signed into law on August 26, 1920. But at the time, a number of ...