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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Louisiana.

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It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

LaLeshia Walker Alford made history as the First African American elected to Shreveport City Court bench in 1997.

Firsts in state history

Lawyers

Law clerks

• Tammy Lee:^[9] First African American female to serve as a law clerk for the Fourth Judicial District Court (1993)
• Veronica Odinet Koclanes:^[10] First female to serve as the clerk of the court for Louisiana Supreme Court (2021)

State judges

• Anna Judge Veters Levy (c.

  1922):^[11][12] First female judge in Louisiana (1941)

• Alwine Louise Smith Ragland (1935):^[13] First fem