Adams, Ida May

Details
Born: in Kentucky
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts

Regions and States of Practice:
CA, West
Legal Education:
University of Southern California School of Law
Positions During Her Career:
Ammended the California Community Property Law securing to women equal interest with that the husband in community property (1927)
Passed Indian Citizenship Bill of 1924, which gave American Indians citizenship in the U.S.
Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge (1931)
President of NAWL's Southern California Council
Firsts:
(Possibly second) woman judge in the United States to be elected by direct vote of the people without previous political appointment in any office (1931 - Los Angeles)


Further Research Materials

References:
A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers
Selma Moidel Smith: A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers, 85 Women Lawyers Journal 2 (Summer 1999) *Originally printed as two articles: "...The First 50 Years," 9 Experience 1 (Fall 1998), and "...The Second 50 Years," 9 Experience 2 (Winter 1999)
Tribute to Judge Georgia Bullock and Judge Ida May Adams
Southern California Council of The National Association of Women Lawyers: Tribute to Judge Georgia Bullock of the Superior Court, Los Angeles, California, and Judge Ida May Adams of the Municipal Court, Los Angeles, California, 19 Women Lawyers' Journal 4 (August 1932)

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Potential Paper Topics:
An analysis of the famous California “Jail Screen” case, which prevented interference with the constitutional rights of persons imprisoned to have private conferences with their attorneys.