Sorin, Sarah Herring
1861 - 1914

Details
Alias: Sarah Herring
Born: 1/15/1861 in New York City, New York
Died: 4/30/1914
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Labor Law
Profession:
Workers' Rights
Regions and States of Practice:
AZ, West
Legal Education:
New York University School of Law, 1894
Positions During Her Career:
Practiced with her father in Tombstone and Tucson, Arizona, later renamed Herring & Sorin (1894-1912)
Counsel for the Old Dominion Copper Company and United Globe Mines (1912-?)
Represented United Globe Mines (1905-1914)
Firsts:
Woman lawyer in Arizona (1892)
Woman from Arizona to be admitted to the Supreme Court (1906)
Woman to argue a case unassisted and unaccompanied by male counsel in front of the United States Supreme Court (1913)
Accomplishments:
Arizona Woman Lawyers Association created the annual Sarah Sorin Award (1999)
Further Research Materials

References:
Jacquelyn Kasper, Sarah Herring Sorin: Arizona's First Woman Lawyer, 12 (2) Western Legal History 211 (Summer/Fall 1999).
Women Lawyers "Legitimized" by Alluding to Their Male-Lawyer Connections
Mary Erickson, Women Lawyers "Legitimized" by Alluding to Their Male-Lawyer Connections (1988)
Woman Lawyer Dies at Globe, Los Angeles Times, May 10, 1914, at V17
Can Women Practice Law?
Can Women Practice Law? 1 (5) The Law Student's Helper 102 (May 1893)

Student Papers:
Sarah Herring Sorin: Arizona's First Woman Attorney
Janitch, Danielle, 2001