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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in California.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.
Rose Elizabeth Bird (November 2, 1936 – December 4, 1999) was the 25th Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. She was the first female law clerk of the Nevada Supreme Court, the first female deputy public defender in Santa Clara County, the first woman to serve in the California State Cabinet, and the first female Chief Justice of California.
A September 2016 poll from USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times showed 64% percent of registered voters in favor of Proposition 63, 28% opposed, and 8% unknown. [4] A November 2016 poll from Insights West showed 57% percent of likely voters in favor of Proposition 63, 35% opposed, and 8% undecided. [5] Proposition 63 passed, 63% to 37%. [6]
California authorities on Tuesday announced an end to their nearly decade-long criminal prosecution of an independent journalist and an anti-abortion activist who secretly recorded videos showing ...
At least one woman has represented California in the U.S. Senate for the last three decades. That streak may come to an end after the 2024 Senate election.
California women had the right to own property in their own name since the first California Constitution in 1850. In 1911 California voters, in a special election, narrowly granted women the right to vote, nine years before the 19th Amendment enfranchised women nationally in 1920, but over 41 years later than the women of Wyoming had been ...
Sanchez’s bill seeks to change California’s AB 1266, which has been on the books for 12 years. This law states that the state public schools cannot discriminate on the basis of “gender ...
California Proposition 63 may refer to: California Proposition 63 (1986) - Official State Language. Initiative Constitutional Amendment; California Proposition 63 (2004) - California Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) California Proposition 63 (2016) - Firearms and Ammunition Sales