Brill, Jeannette Goodman
1888 - 1964

Details
Alias: Jeannette Goodman
Born: 5/17/1888 in Manhattan, New York
Died: 1964
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Criminal Law
Profession:
Criminal Law
Regions and States of Practice:
NY, Northeast
Legal Education:
Brooklyn Law School, 1908
Other Education:
B.S., New York University
Positions During Her Career:
Joined Brill, Bergenfield & Brill, her husband's firm (1916-1950)
Deputy Attorney General in the Labor Bureau in New York City (1923-1929)
New York City Magistrate (1929-1941)
Ran a new Legal Aid department for men in the armed services (1942)
Involved in the Domestic Relations Court
Assistant Corporation Counsel in New York City
Firsts:
Woman in Brooklyn to serve as the New York City Magistrate
One of the first women to try a first-degree murder case
Further Research Materials

References:
Jeannette Goodman Brill
Jeannette Goodman Brill; State of New York Office of the Attorney General, Albany, New York. Retrieved 23 April 2009, from
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)
Kathleen McLaughlin, Appointment of More Feminine Judges Urged by Business and Professional Clubs, New York Times, November 10, 1935, at 6