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

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

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1511books.google.com

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94wisbar.org

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54wicourts.gov

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43wislawjournal.com

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32newspapers.com

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31wrn.com

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22womeninwisconsin.org

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22wisn.com

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22proquest.com

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21madison365.com

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22wisc.edu

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11google.com

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11cnn.com

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11marquette.edu

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11doorcountydailynews.com

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apg-wi.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Hanson, Kathy (March 2023). "Monica Isham talks about future of Sawyer County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 2 position". APG of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

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

Weatherford, Doris (January 20, 2012). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. ISBN 9781608710072.
Badger History Bulletin. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Office of School Services. January 1, 1995.
Dowling, Timothy C. (2005). Personal Perspectives: World War II. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851095759.
The Michigan Historical Review. Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University. 1994.
Bulletin ... The Department. 1996. ISBN 9781573370240.
Segal, Geraldine R. (1983). Blacks in the Law: Philadelphia and the Nation. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812278545.
Martin, Mart (April 24, 2018). The Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics 2002. Routledge. ISBN 9780429976483.
Milwaukee Magazine. Monthly Milwaukee, Limited. 2003.
McBride, Genevieve G. (May 20, 2014). Women's Wisconsin: From Native Matriarchies to the New Millennium. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-87020-563-7.
Bureau, Wisconsin Legislature Legislative Reference (2005). State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-2012. Legislative Reference Bureau. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
Society, Burlington Historical (July 20, 2005). Burlington. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439615430.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

Grinberg, Emanuella. "Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate". CNN. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

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

"The Honorable Vivi L. Dilweg JD Online Obituary, June 27, 1943 - May 5, 2016". Retrieved January 6, 2018.

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

LinkedUpRadio, Envisionwise Website Service /. "Moeller sworn in as Door County's first female circuit court judge". Door County Daily News. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

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

MARIE, AMES, ANN (August 2, 2012). "Crowd turns out for swearing in of first female Rock County judge". GazetteXtra. Retrieved December 26, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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

The Official Bulletin of the Medical Women's Club of Chicago. 1928.

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

"North Carolina Central University is a Family Tradition". issuu. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

jsonline.com (Global: 1,443^rd place; English: 671^st place)

"Williams elected first female judge in Ozaukee County". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

lacrossetribune.com (Global: low place; English: 9,171^st place)

Cina, Angela. "Olga Bennett remembered at women's history event". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

madison.com (Global: 4,632^nd place; English: 2,322^nd place)

host.madison.com

TRELEVEN, ED (October 5, 2006). "JUDICIAL PIONEER WILL LEAVE COUNTY BENCH MORIA KRUEGER, DANE COUNTY'S FIRST FEMALE JUDGE, WILL RETIRE IN FEBRUARY". madison.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

madison365.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

staff, Madison365. "Kristy Yang, First Hmong American Woman Judge, Will Highlight Madison College/Women LEAD Event". Madison365. Retrieved December 26, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

marquette.edu (Global: 8,736^th place; English: 4,761^st place)

law.marquette.edu

"June 2010 – Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog". Retrieved March 9, 2022.

newspapers.com (Global: 24^th place; English: 12^th place)

"STATE'S FIRST WOMAN JUDGE". Newspapers.com. April 7, 1969. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
Madison, Arthur (July 31, 1974). "Is Lucey unfair to the women?". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

ocde.us (Global: low place; English: low place)

newsroom.ocde.us

Hanigan, Ian (September 11, 2024). "Orange County Department of Education welcomes Gregory Rolen as new general counsel". OCDE Newsroom. Retrieved July 2, 2026.

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

Williams, Scott (March 21, 2024). "Racine County lawyers signal support for Young in April circuit court election". TCA Regional News. ProQuest 2972425047.
Keasey, Bremen (March 23, 2023). "Judge seeking reelection says he 'learned a lot' from judicial suspension". Oshkosh Northwestern. p. A.1. ProQuest 2789592660.

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

"Love Is in the Air as Wisconsin's Gay Marriage Ban is Overturned". PR Watch. June 7, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

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

"Here are Sheboygan County's 2023 People of the Year". The Sheboygan Press. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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

"Roth Burns to make history as first female judge on Oneida County Circuit Court". Star Journal. August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

swnews4u.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Bittersweet moment for new judge". www.swnews4u.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.

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

"Gill sworn in as Lafayette judge". themonroetimes.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

trellis.law (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Judge Danielle L. Shelton". Trellis. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

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

"UW-Green Bay, Inside magazine, May 2008". www.uwgb.edu. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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

Drew, Michelle (September 28, 2022). "DANIEL OVERBEY OFFICIALLY SWORN IN AS 2ND VILAS JUDGE". vcnewsreview.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

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

Paulseth, Haley Wright, photos by Andrea (April 18, 2018). "Eau Claire Co. Has Never Had Two Female Judges at Once, but That's About to Change". volumeone.org. Retrieved December 7, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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

"Portraits will honor 15 women jurists" (PDF). The Third Branch. 12: 1. 2004.
"Wisconsin Court System - Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
"Wisconsin Court System - Third Branch eNews". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
"Wisconsin Court System - Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

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

"The Path to a Diverse Bench: Wisconsin Lags Behind, Judges Weigh In". WisBar. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
"The State Bar's First 125 Years". www.wisbar.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
"Pioneers in the Law: The First 100 Women" (PDF). State Bar of Wisconsin. 1998.
"A Modern Woman in a Man's World: Elizabeth Hawkes, Pioneering Washburn Lawyer". WisBar. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

wisc.edu (Global: 891^st place; English: 533^rd place)

150.law.wisc.edu

"Pamela Barker Led the State Bar". 150th Anniversary. 1956. Retrieved January 2, 2019.

lafollette.wisc.edu

"Legal Luminaries event showcases Latino Wisconsin judges". La Follette School of Public Affairs. October 28, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

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

"Former Sauk County judge honored". Wiscnews.com. April 14, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

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

"Phillips, first African-American judge in Wisconsin, dies (UPDATE)". Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources. Associated Press. April 18, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
dmc-admin (June 8, 2009). "New Ozaukee judge has history of making history". Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
Paukner, Michaela (December 9, 2020). "Patricia Baker named as Portage County's first woman judge". Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

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

Gutierrez, Diana (June 9, 2023). "First Black woman to serve as Chief Judge for Wisconsin Court of Appeals". WISN. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
Dutes, Sheldon (February 21, 2019), Maxine White is Milwaukee County's first African-American chief judge, retrieved March 5, 2019

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

"Lac du Flambeau Tribal woman becomes the first known elected Native American DA in Wisconsin". WJFW. November 15, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

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

"Belle Case La Follette - Wisconsin Women Making History". Wisconsin Women Making History. March 4, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
"Dorothy Walker - Wisconsin Women Making History". Wisconsin Women Making History. April 6, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

wpr.org (Global: low place; English: 5,759^th place)

"Judge Elected In Milwaukee County Is First Female Hmong-American On The Bench". Wisconsin Public Radio. April 5, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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

"First female judge in Jackson County takes her seat on the bench". October 2, 2014.

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

"Former attorney general Lautenschlager appointed to Wisconsin ethics panel - Wisconsin Radio Network". Wisconsin Radio Network. March 11, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

yahoo.com (Global: 431^st place; English: 257^th place)

"Judge Berrios-Schroeder is first Latina to serve in Branch 13". Yahoo Entertainment. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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

apg-wi.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

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

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

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

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

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

jsonline.com (Global: 1,443rd place; English: 671st place)

lacrossetribune.com (Global: low place; English: 9,171st place)

madison.com (Global: 4,632nd place; English: 2,322nd place)

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madison365.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

marquette.edu (Global: 8,736th place; English: 4,761st place)

law.marquette.edu

newspapers.com (Global: 24th place; English: 12th place)

ocde.us (Global: low place; English: low place)

newsroom.ocde.us

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

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

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

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

swnews4u.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

trellis.law (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

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

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

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

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

wisc.edu (Global: 891st place; English: 533rd place)

150.law.wisc.edu

lafollette.wisc.edu

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

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

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

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

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

wpr.org (Global: low place; English: 5,759th place)

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

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

yahoo.com (Global: 431st place; English: 257th place)

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

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

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

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

jsonline.com (Global: 1,443^rd place; English: 671^st place)

lacrossetribune.com (Global: low place; English: 9,171^st place)

madison.com (Global: 4,632^nd place; English: 2,322^nd place)

marquette.edu (Global: 8,736^th place; English: 4,761^st place)

newspapers.com (Global: 24^th place; English: 12^th place)

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

wisc.edu (Global: 891^st place; English: 533^rd place)

wpr.org (Global: low place; English: 5,759^th place)

yahoo.com (Global: 431^st place; English: 257^th place)