Sentences with phrase «first woman attorney»

The political director of Emily's List, Jonathon Parker, noted in his endorsement statement on February 16, 2012, that Rosenblum's edge in the Democratic primary was that she gave voters the chance to elect the «first woman attorney general of Oregon.»

«Right now, I think it's a positive to have the first woman attorney general in place, acting,» she said.

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• Speaking of Time's Up... Attorney Tina Tchen, who Bloomberg describes as «arguably the most well - connected person working in women's rights today, thanks to her six years as an assistant to President Barack Obama and as first lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff,» talks about why it was so important that Time's Up include a legal defense fund: «The fastest way to make sure that someone isn't getting bullied by a lawyer for someone rich and powerful is to make sure that person has a lawyer, too.»

Before reporting an incident of sexual harassment to a higher authority, Gillian Thomas, who is a senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, says it's always best to speak with the person affected by the incident first.

Famous for being the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, Reno served eight eventful years under President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.

The two first female attorneys - general in BC history were appointed, Our 125,000 + civil service, finance ministry and largest Crown corporation were run by women, and more than a third of our government board appointees were women.

«Kathleen Rice challenged the status quo to become Nassau County's first woman district attorney and she's proven that she has the toughness to do that job well.

Rep. Kathleen Rice, the first woman to be elected Nassau district attorney, is backing Legislator Laura Curran, who will look to break the glass ceiling as Nassau's first female county executive.

In the letter, Gleason claims he spoke with two women who had «identical» stories of abuse by Schneiderman, then in his first term as the state attorney general.

A woman took over as attorney general for the first time in New York Tuesday, and several more could run to permanently take the helm.

The conference runs through the end of the day Saturday and features such other speakers as Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the first Indian - American woman in the House, and activist attorney Zephyr Teachout.

If elected, James would not only be the first African - American attorney general in New York state history, but also the first woman to be elected to the position.

Bichotte said McCray running is a «good thing» and also praised Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, the first woman of color to serve as Bronx DA, and Brooklyn Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, the Council's first black woman Majority Leader.

«And because she will be the first African - American woman to lead the Department of Justice, this is a historic day for the United States, and I am proud to call Ms. Lynch our next Attorney General.»

Melissa DeRosa, the first woman to serve as secretary to the governor — the equivalent of the chief of staff post for a president in the executive chamber — recounted that despite her resume as a top official in Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and role in the state campaign for President Barack Obama, she has been defined in the media by her relationship to her lobbyist father and husband, a former Cuomo spokesman who now works for Uber.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Public Advocate Letitia James launched her Democratic campaign for state attorney general Wednesday, casting herself as «the people's lawyer» as she looks to become the first woman of color to hold the post.

James, a former city councilwoman, public defender and assistant attorney general, is the first Democrat to formally launch a bid to replace former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned last week following allegations that he abused fouattorney general, is the first Democrat to formally launch a bid to replace former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned last week following allegations that he abused fouAttorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned last week following allegations that he abused four women.

Instead, Democratic operatives say the field of Senate candidates could include Attorney General Kathleen Kane, the first woman elected to the role in the state's history.

Barbara Underwood will be the first woman as the state's acting attorney general after disgraced Eric Schneiderman leaves his post amide abuse allegations.

The first two women who brought claims were represented by a team of lawyers that included Gloria Allred, the prominent Los Angeles attorney.

Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Angela Eagle MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Seema Malhotra MP Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham MP Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn MP Opposition Chief Whip Rosie Winterton MP Shadow Secretary of State for Health Heidi Alexander MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell MP Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Owen Smith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Maria Eagle MP Shadow Lord Chancellor, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Lord Falconer of Thoroton Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention Jon Trickett MP Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Lisa Nandy MP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Vernon Coaker MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray MP Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Nia Griffith MP Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Kerry McCarthy MP Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities Kate Green MP Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Michael Dugher MP Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration Gloria De Piero MP Shadow Minister for Mental Health Luciana Berger MP Shadow Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon Lords Chief Whip Lord Bassam of Brighton Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP Shadow Minister without Portfolio Jonathan Ashworth MP Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning John Healey MP

Underwood is one of the first women to clerk at the Supreme Court and would be the first woman to serve as attorney general.

The ad notes Rice was Long Island's «first woman district attorney».

Caroline Wojtaszek, a former sex crime prosecutor, was endorsed for Niagara County district attorney by the county Democratic Committee in a major step toward what may turn out to be an unopposed candidacy to become the county's first woman DA.

James, who is serving her second and final term as public advocate, and is the first woman of color elected to a citywide position, is running in the Democratic primary to replace former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James officially launched her campaign for attorney general on Wednesday, seeking to make history as the first woman of color to serve as the state's top legal officer.

Maria Athens: As the first women with Greek origins positioned as Nassau County's Acting District Attorney, what is your advice to the new generation of Greek - Americans?

Candace K. Vogel is the first woman to be named Chief of the Erie County District Attorney's Office Special Investigations and Prosecutions Bureau.

Barbara Bartoletti, with the League of Women Voters, says the governor's proposal to give the state's district attorneys more power to investigate and prosecute bribery cases is a good first step toward systematic reform.

And because she will be the first African - American woman to lead the Department of Justice, this is a historic day for the United States, and I am proud to call Ms. Lynch our next Attorney General,» he said.

Ms. Lynch will replace Attorney General Eric Holder, who is stepping down from the position, and will be the first black woman to lead the Justice Department.

The first woman elected to serve as Attorney General of Illinois, Madigan is now the senior most female Attorney General in the country.

Margolin was the first Oregon attorney to use the Battered Women's Syndrome to defend a battered woman accused of murdering her spouse.

And here, Weinman gives us a bit more insight into the thinking of Judge Cote — who in 1991 became the first woman Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office (Southern District of New York).

Not only was she the first woman to appear before a court of the Common Law, she went on to become involved in over 100 court cases and acted as an attorney to Lord Baltimore, the proprietor of Maryland.

Ellen Rosenblum, the first woman to serve as attorney general for Oregon, has a message for all women considering a run for office: Don't overthink it.

We went through some necessary restructuring, but we came through it more unified, cohesive, and focused than we've ever been as evidenced by having elected our most diverse executive committee ever, including two women, our first Latino attorney and our first member of the LGBT community.

As U.S. attorney in D.C., she was the first woman to hold that post.

In the first case, a 19 - year - old ex-convict from San Antonio, Texas, convinced a woman that he was an attorney, despite the fact that the surname on his ID didn't match the lawyer's he claimed to be.

In 2005, GJEL attorneys represented a woman injured in a three - car accident at Junction Avenue & North First Street in Livermore.

Geraldine Hines, who was the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Judicial Court, spoke about the struggle for black women attorneys in Boston in the early seventies.

Geraldine Hines and Margaret Burnham (first black woman judge in Massachusetts) were early staff attorneys.

On July 19 - 21, 2007 at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA, The Project for Attorney Retention and The Center for WorkLife Law at Hastings College of the Law will hold the Hastings Leadership Academy for Women, the first executive education program designed exclusively for women law firm partWomen, the first executive education program designed exclusively for women law firm partwomen law firm partners.

By Lt. Gen. Flora Darpino LT. GEN. FLORA DARPINO is the 39th judge advocate general of the U.S. Army and the first woman to oversee the nearly 2,000 full - time judge advocates and civilian attorneys who provide legal services to the U.S. Army.

Roam the hallways and you might spot big shot lawyers like Ted Olson (who helped overturn Proposition 8), Orin Snyder (attorney to Bob Dylan and Jerry Seinfeld) and Debra Wong Yang (the first Asian American woman to serve as a federal prosecutor).

In addition to accompanying her supervising attorney to the legal clinics inside the women's prisons, Tarra drafted pleadings, attended stakeholder meetings, communicated with clients and social service providers, and represented her first client in a court hearing.

Established in 1994, the award was named for Anne X. Alpern, Pennsylvania's attorney general in 1959 and the first woman state attorney general in the nation.

January 25, 2017 — «Legal Services of Greater Miami has received a $ 1 million gift from commercial real estate broker Edie Laquer to endow the nonprofit organization's first attorney chair focused on women and children's rights.

She also chaired EAPD's highly regarded Women's Initiative, through which she co-founded the Firm's first peer mentoring program, organized annual retreats, and created a business development curriculum offering practical skills training to the Firm's women attorWomen's Initiative, through which she co-founded the Firm's first peer mentoring program, organized annual retreats, and created a business development curriculum offering practical skills training to the Firm's women attorwomen attorneys.

From the late 19th Century, when the first women gained admission to state bars, through the 1960s, women attorneys faced closed doors and discrimination.