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Ethel E. Mackiernan

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American judge

Ethel E. Mackiernan was the first woman appointed to a presiding judgeship in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Mackiernan attended Portia Law School.

Mackiernan began her legal career in Boston in 1918 and became attorney for the Nantucket Institution for Savings. She was the first woman to be appointed to a full-time judgeship. In 1935, she was appointed by Governor Joseph B. Ely as a judge in the Nantucket District Court. In this position she became the first presiding judge of any court in Massachusetts.

Mackiernan was an incorporator of the Norfolk Varnish Co. and assistant treasurer of the Jamaica Plain Cooperative Bank. She lived at 240 Babcock Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. She was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club.

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References

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  2. Thomas (pseud.), Dorothy (1957). Women Lawyers in the United States. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780598675316.
  3. ^ "Law School History, Experiences & Records – New England Law | Boston". student.nesl.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ @BobMcGovernJr (September 6, 2018). "#TBT: Arthur MacLean, the founder and first dean of Portia Law School (Now @NewEnglandLaw), writes to congratulate alumna Ethel E. Mackiernan on becoming the first female judge in Massachusetts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  7. ^ Appalachia Bulletin. Vol. XVIII. Appalachian Mountain Club. May 1925. p. 129. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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