List of first women lawyers and judges in Virginia (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of first women lawyers and judges in Virginia" in English language version.

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54washingtonpost.com

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44books.google.com

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44worldcat.org

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32richmond.com

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31state.va.us

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22loc.gov

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22scvahistory.org

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22web.archive.org

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22valawyersweekly.com

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21staffordcountyva.gov

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21virginialiving.com

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22wlu.edu

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21proquest.com

121^st place

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11virginia.edu

1,203^rd place

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11washingtonian.com

4,793^rd place

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11howard.edu

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11wtvr.com

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11insidenova.com

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11connectionnewspapers.com

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11richmondfreepress.com

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11richmondjustice.org

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11wm.edu

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11martinsvillebulletin.com

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11wjla.com

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11deseretnews.com

1,776^th place

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11issuu.com

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11wfu.edu

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11seattlemedium.com

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11nbconf.org

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11senate.gov

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11reuters.com

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11vsu.edu

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11olddominionbarassociation.com

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11virginia.gov

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11google.com

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11vwaa.org

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11bakerpostfh.com

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11arlnow.com

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11uvamagazine.org

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11virginiamountaineer.com

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11fairfaxcounty.gov

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11isjl.org

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11newspaperarchive.com

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11suffolknewsherald.com

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11illyria.com

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11loudountimes.com

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11thenewjournalandguide.com

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11medium.com

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11princewilliamtimes.com

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11dnronline.com

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arlnow.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"'Arlington's Judge Judy,' Hon. Judith Wheat, makes history as first woman Circuit Court Chief Judge | ARLnow.com". ARLnow.com | Arlington, Va. local news. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

bakerpostfh.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Eleanor Dobson - Wednesday, September 18th, 2013". www.bakerpostfh.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Norgren, Jill (March 2007). Belva Lockwood: The Woman who Would be President. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-5834-2.
Burns, Brian (2017). Gilded Age Richmond: Gaiety, Greed & Lost Cause Mania. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62585-851-1.
Wallenstein, Peter (February 20, 2013). Blue Laws and Black Codes: Conflict, Courts, and Change in Twentieth-Century Virginia. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-2487-8.
Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Commonwealth of Virginia, Division of Purchases and Supply. 1994.

connectionnewspapers.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Important Women in Loudoun's History". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

deseretnews.com (Global: 1,776^th place; English: 932^nd place)

"Virginia's 1st black female justice sworn in". DeseretNews.com. October 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

dnronline.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Delea, Pete (February 15, 2019). "New Judge Chosen — Bridgewater Woman To Hear Juvenile, Domestic Relations Cases". Daily News-Record. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

fairfaxcounty.gov (Global: low place; English: low place)

"New Circuit Court Judge Will Receive Official Commission on May 6 | News Center". www.fairfaxcounty.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

Virginia Bar News. Virginia State Bar. 1971.

howard.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,539^th place)

dh.howard.edu

"Lavina Marian Fleming Poe, 1st Black woman lawyer in Virginia, 1925". J. Clay Smith Selected Photographs. December 15, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

illyria.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Buta Biberaj: An extraordinary journey from Albania to becoming the first female Commonwealth's Attorney for Loudoun County in Virginia | ILLYRIA". www.illyria.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

insidenova.com (Global: low place; English: 9,448^th place)

McCaffrey, Scott. "90 Years Later, Arlington Elected Officials Reflect on 19th Amendment". insidenova.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

isjl.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"ISJL - Virginia Winchester Encyclopedia". Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

issuu.com (Global: 408^th place; English: 312^th place)

S., Ella (2025). "Divani Nadaraja '99". HRS Magazine.

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

"Virginia's First Woman Judge Assumes Office". The Washington Times. October 8, 1922. p. 6. ISSN 1941-0697. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
"Woman Judge is Sworn In By Danville Court". The Washington Times. October 11, 1922. p. 11. ISSN 1941-0697. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

loudountimes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Baratko, Trevor (March 5, 2020). "Loudoun County will soon have its first black judge; General Assembly approves Sinclair Taylor, Snow". LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

martinsvillebulletin.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Petska alicia.petska@roanoke.com, Alicia. "Chris Clemens, Tom Roe tapped for Roanoke Valley judgeships". Martinsville Bulletin. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

medium.com (Global: 651^st place; English: 479^th place)

"Portsmouth's Stephanie Morales is setting new standards for accountability". Medium. November 1, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

nbconf.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"HON. REBECCA CONNELLY". National Bankruptcy Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

newspaperarchive.com (Global: 1,148^th place; English: 513^th place)

"Winchester Star Newspaper Archives, Mar 24, 2007, p. 33". NewspaperArchive.com. March 24, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

olddominionbarassociation.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Judicial News". www.olddominionbarassociation.com. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

princewilliamtimes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Berti, Daniel (March 11, 2020). "General Assembly approves first Latino judge for Prince William". Prince William Times. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

proquest.com (Global: 121^st place; English: 59^th place)

"McClellan Celebrates 23 Women at Inaugural Women of Excellence Awards" (Press release). March 15, 2024. ProQuest 2958028756.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Biden names first 6 new judicial nominees of 2024". Reuters. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

richmond.com (Global: 4,256^th place; English: 2,029^th place)

Hardy, Michael (June 12, 2007). "Virginia high court justice says she'll retire". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
Wilson, Patrick (January 5, 2019). "Phoebe Hall, VCU rector and Richmond's first female public defender, dies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

richmondfreepress.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"After 26 years, Judge Roberts retiring from juvenile court". Retrieved February 2, 2018.

richmondjustice.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Judge Roberts". Richmond Justice. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

scvahistory.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

""To Benefit All, to Exclude None": Judicial Trailblazers in Virginia". Virginia Appellate Court History. June 6, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
""To Benefit All, to Exclude None": Judicial Trailblazers in Virginia". Virginia Appellate Court History. June 6, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

seattlemedium.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Judge Roger Gregory Makes History Again". The Seattle Medium. July 18, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2018.

senate.gov (Global: 707^th place; English: 398^th place)

warner.senate.gov

"Senate Confirms Elizabeth Dillon to Western District Federal Bench". Mark R. Warner. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

staffordcountyva.gov (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Stafford County, VA". Stafford County, VA. Retrieved February 27, 2020.

state.va.us (Global: low place; English: 6,849^th place)

courts.state.va.us

"Making Strides Toward a More Inclusive Bar" (PDF). The Bar at Work: 1888-2013. 2013.

suffolknewsherald.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Goodstine, Avery (December 10, 2024). "Holland serves as first female 5th Circuit Court Judge". The Suffolk News-Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

thenewjournalandguide.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"First Norfolk Black Law Firm Founded By 2 Women In 1949 » The New Journal and Guide". March 9, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2026.

uvamagazine.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"You Don't Say!: A collection of quotations from some of the University's most celebrated figures, compiled by Fred R. Shapiro, author of The Yale Book of Quotations". Virginia Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

valawyersweekly.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Cooper, Alan (August 31, 2010). "Kinser to be next chief justice". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
Bondurant, Jordan (June 26, 2017). "Doris Causey making VSB history". Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

virginia.edu (Global: 1,203^rd place; English: 734^th place)

archives.law.virginia.edu

"Arthur J. Morris Law Library | People | Elizabeth N. Tompkins". archives.law.virginia.edu. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

virginia.gov (Global: 1,338^th place; English: 592^nd place)

lva.virginia.gov

"Library of Virginia - Virginia Women in History 2009". www.lva.virginia.gov. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

virginialiving.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Kettlewell, Caroline (December 27, 2017). "Women in the Law". VirginiaLiving.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

virginiamountaineer.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

DAVIS, TUCKER (June 20, 2024). "Robertson becomes first female judge in Buchanan Co. history". The Virginia Mountaineer. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

vsb.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Virginia State Bar - News - Stephanie E. Grana of Richmond Sworn-in as VSB President". www.vsb.org. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

vsu.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Points of Pride - Virginia State University". www.vsu.edu. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

vwaa.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Virginia Women Attorneys Association - History of the VWAA". www.vwaa.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

washingtonian.com (Global: 4,793^rd place; English: 2,468^th place)

"Meet the First Woman to Run a Full Presidential Campaign | Washingtonian". Washingtonian. October 21, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Sherwood, Tom (April 7, 1985). "Lacy Breaks Tradition of All-Male SCC in Va". Washington Post.
Jouvenal, Justin (September 28, 2019). "Former prosecutor becomes first Asian American woman to be judge in Va". The Washington Post.
Barnes, Robert; Fahrenthold, David A. (February 14, 2014). "Who's the judge in Va. gay-marriage ban case? A seeker of a 'more perfect' freedom". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
Jackman, Tom (September 15, 2009). "Longtime Va. Judge Nominated for U.S. Appeals Court Has Been a Trailblazer". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Virginia's 1st black female justice sworn in". DeseretNews.com. October 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
"Female Presidents Of The Virginia Bar Association". www.omagdigital.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

wfu.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,408^th place)

prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu

"Class Notes" (PDF). Wake Forest Magazine. 2024.

wjla.com (Global: low place; English: 5,130^th place)

"Cleo Powell, Va.'s first black female justice to be sworn in". WJLA. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

wlu.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,816^th place)

columns.wlu.edu

Meeker, Taylor (November 12, 2019). "W&L Hosts Chief Judge Rebecca Connelly '88L". The Columns. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

law.wlu.edu

"Rebecca Connelly". Washington and Lee University. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

wm.edu (Global: 4,824^th place; English: 2,652^nd place)

law.wm.edu

"Judge Eileen A. Olds '82 Inaugurated as President of American Judges Association | William & Mary Law School". law.wm.edu. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

"Virginia's First Woman Judge Assumes Office". The Washington Times. October 8, 1922. p. 6. ISSN 1941-0697. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
"Woman Judge is Sworn In By Danville Court". The Washington Times. October 11, 1922. p. 11. ISSN 1941-0697. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
Barnes, Robert; Fahrenthold, David A. (February 14, 2014). "Who's the judge in Va. gay-marriage ban case? A seeker of a 'more perfect' freedom". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
Jackman, Tom (September 15, 2009). "Longtime Va. Judge Nominated for U.S. Appeals Court Has Been a Trailblazer". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

wtvr.com (Global: low place; English: 8,393^rd place)

"Richmond law firm's lone female Black attorney made it her mission to change that dynamic". WTVR. February 18, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

List of first women lawyers and judges in Virginia (English Wikipedia)

arlnow.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

bakerpostfh.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

connectionnewspapers.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

deseretnews.com (Global: 1,776th place; English: 932nd place)

dnronline.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

fairfaxcounty.gov (Global: low place; English: low place)

google.com (Global: 109th place; English: 87th place)

howard.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,539th place)

dh.howard.edu

illyria.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

insidenova.com (Global: low place; English: 9,448th place)

isjl.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

issuu.com (Global: 408th place; English: 312th place)

loc.gov (Global: 63rd place; English: 47th place)

chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

loudountimes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

martinsvillebulletin.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

medium.com (Global: 651st place; English: 479th place)

nbconf.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

newspaperarchive.com (Global: 1,148th place; English: 513th place)

olddominionbarassociation.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

princewilliamtimes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

proquest.com (Global: 121st place; English: 59th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38th place; English: 30th place)

richmond.com (Global: 4,256th place; English: 2,029th place)

richmondfreepress.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

richmondjustice.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

scvahistory.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

seattlemedium.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

senate.gov (Global: 707th place; English: 398th place)

warner.senate.gov

staffordcountyva.gov (Global: low place; English: low place)

state.va.us (Global: low place; English: 6,849th place)

courts.state.va.us

suffolknewsherald.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

thenewjournalandguide.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

uvamagazine.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

valawyersweekly.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

virginia.edu (Global: 1,203rd place; English: 734th place)

archives.law.virginia.edu

virginia.gov (Global: 1,338th place; English: 592nd place)

lva.virginia.gov

virginialiving.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

virginiamountaineer.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

vsb.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

vsu.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

vwaa.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

washingtonian.com (Global: 4,793rd place; English: 2,468th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; English: 24th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wfu.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,408th place)

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wjla.com (Global: low place; English: 5,130th place)

wlu.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,816th place)

columns.wlu.edu

law.wlu.edu

wm.edu (Global: 4,824th place; English: 2,652nd place)

law.wm.edu

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; English: 4th place)

search.worldcat.org

wtvr.com (Global: low place; English: 8,393rd place)

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

deseretnews.com (Global: 1,776^th place; English: 932^nd place)

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

howard.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,539^th place)

insidenova.com (Global: low place; English: 9,448^th place)

issuu.com (Global: 408^th place; English: 312^th place)

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

medium.com (Global: 651^st place; English: 479^th place)

newspaperarchive.com (Global: 1,148^th place; English: 513^th place)

proquest.com (Global: 121^st place; English: 59^th place)

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

richmond.com (Global: 4,256^th place; English: 2,029^th place)

senate.gov (Global: 707^th place; English: 398^th place)

state.va.us (Global: low place; English: 6,849^th place)

virginia.edu (Global: 1,203^rd place; English: 734^th place)

virginia.gov (Global: 1,338^th place; English: 592^nd place)

washingtonian.com (Global: 4,793^rd place; English: 2,468^th place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

wfu.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,408^th place)

wjla.com (Global: low place; English: 5,130^th place)

wlu.edu (Global: low place; English: 7,816^th place)

wm.edu (Global: 4,824^th place; English: 2,652^nd place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

wtvr.com (Global: low place; English: 8,393^rd place)