Davis, Mattie Belle
1910 - 2004
Details
Alias: Mattie Belle
Born: 1910 in Ellabell, Georgia
Died: 2004
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Criminal Law
Regions and States of Practice:
FL, South
Positions During Her Career:
She practiced law with her husband, Troy Davis, until his death (1936-1948)President of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (1957-1958)
Judge in the Metropolitan Court of Dade County (1959-1965)
Firsts:
Woman in Florida to be elected as a Fellow of the American Bar FoundationWoman judge of the Metropolitan Court of Dade County (1959)
Further Research Materials
References:
Mattie Belle Davis
Mattie Belle Davis, Florida Commission on the Status of Women, available at: http://www.fcsw.net/halloffame/WHOFbios/mattie_belle_davis.htm
Mattie Belle Davis, Florida Commission on the Status of Women, available at: http://www.fcsw.net/halloffame/WHOFbios/mattie_belle_davis.htm
Wendy S. Loquasto, FAWL Chronicles "A Tribute to Judge Mattie Belle Davis (1910 - 2003)", FAWL Journal (Autumn 2003)
Mattie Belle Davis, History of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers
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)
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)