Judge Content type Biography Blog Encyclopedia Article Lesson Plan Oral History Podcast Collection We Remember This Week in History The Feminist Revolution Women Rabbis Women of Valor Power Couples Soviet Jewry Baltimore DC Katrina Seattle Western Pioneers Hilda R. Gage Hilda R. Gage capped a career of firsts with her appointment as the first female Chief Judge of Michigan’s Oakland County Circuit Court, one of the busiest circuit courts in the nation. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/gage-hilda Miriam Waltzer As the first woman elected to the New Orleans Criminal District Court, Miriam Waltzer fought for the civil rights of minorities, children, and women. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/waltzer-miriam Susan Maze-Rothstein Susan Maze-Rothstein’s childhood experiences of injustice led her to help create a more just world for her children and her students. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/maze-rothstein-susan Ruth Abrams The first woman to serve on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Ruth Abrams upheld the rights of women and minorities throughout her career. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/abrams-ruth
