List of first women lawyers and judges in North America
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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in North America (a separate list is devoted to the United States). It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are the first women in their country to achieve a certain distinction such as graduating from law school.
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- DNK = Constituent country of Denmark
- FRA = Administrative division of France
- GBR = British overseas territory of the United Kingdom
- NLD = Constituent country of the Netherlands
- USA = Associate state or territory of the United States of America