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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Indiana Supreme Court only Supreme Court in Nation with No Women Members!
Updating this ILB entry from August 29th, which reported concerns in Idaho that their state might join Indiana, which is currently the only state in the nation with no women members:
Yesterday, according to this story in the Louisville Courier Journal, a second woman was appointed to the Kentucky Supreme Court:
Lisabeth Abramson becomes the second woman on the seven-member court, joining Justice Mary Noble of Lexington. Abramson drew praise yesterday for her judicial skill from colleagues.In Missouri Saturday, where the "Missouri plan" has been under attack, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported:
JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Matt Blunt picked Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Breckenridge to be the newest Supreme Court judge on Friday, offering a restrained endorsement that hinted at his dissatisfaction with the options before him. * * *Her appointment gives the seven-member high court three women judges for the first time. Breckenridge will join Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith and Judge Mary Rhodes Russell.
Doreen Dodson, a former president of the Missouri Bar, said Friday that women constitute more than half the population of the state and more than half the students at law schools. "It's a great thing that we have moved beyond a woman's slot" on the court, she said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 11, 2007 06:05 AM
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