Oldham, Mary Jensen Smith
1912 - 2002
Source: Debora K. Kristensen
Details
Alias: Mary Jensen Smith
Born: 11/19/1912 in Mendon, Utah
Died: 1/26/2002
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Family Law
Profession:
Family law
Regions and States of Practice:
ID, West
Legal Education:
University of Idaho College of Law, 1935
Other Education:
University of Idaho
Positions During Her Career:
Worked with other lawyers in Lexburg (1935-?)Partnered with W. Lloyd Adams
Rexburg City Attorney
Sugar City Attorney
Legal counsel for the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District
Justice of the Peace for Madison County (1945-?)
Firsts:
Woman to argue a case before the Idaho Supreme Court (1935)Woman to address the Idaho State Bar at its annual meeting (1935)
Woman attorney to serve as a judge in Idaho (1945)
Idaho woman to be receive the Distinguished Lawyer award by the Idaho State Bar (2002)
Accomplishments:
Posthumously received the Distinguished Lawyer award by the Idaho State Bar (2002)
Further Research Materials
References:
1895-1975: The First 50 Women in Idaho Law
Debora K. Kristensen, 1895-1975 : The First 50 Women in Idaho Law. Boise, ID: Presented by Idaho State Bar (2005)
Debora K. Kristensen, 1895-1975 : The First 50 Women in Idaho Law. Boise, ID: Presented by Idaho State Bar (2005)
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)