"The founders realized there has to be someplace where being right is more important than being popular or powerful, and where fairness trumps strength. And in our country, that place is supposed to be the courtroom."
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Women in the Law: A Celebration of 12 Pioneers
Justice at Stake believes that diversity in the legal system improves the quality of justice, while building confidence in all communities that American courts are fair and impartial. These pages celebrate the achievements of women who played pioneering roles in American legal history.These women often overcame enormous obstacles and paved the way for others to achieve careers in the legal world.
(Photos from left to right: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; former US Attorney General Janet Reno; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
The women featured in this section:
- Florence Allen
- Judge Jane Bolin
- Myra Bradwell
- Margaret Brent
- Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Barbara Jordan
- Elena Kagan
- Patsy Takemoto Mink
- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
- Charlotte Ray
- Janet Reno
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor
