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| caption = Judge Mary Jane Spurlin, 1924<ref>Photo Credit: Oregon Historical Society BB013509</ref>
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| office = [[Multnomah County]] District Court Judge
| office = [[Multnomah County]] District Court Judge
| term_start = April 26, 1926
| term_start = April 1, 1926
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| nominator = Governor [[Walter M. Pierce]]
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'''Mary Jane Spurlin''' (January 16, 1883 – June 4, 1970) became [[Oregon]]'s first woman judge when appointed by Governor [[Walter M. Pierce]] and sworn into office on April 1, 1926. She presided over the District Court of [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]]. On April 9, 1927, Spurlin was elected president of the [[Portland Federation of Women's Clubs]].
'''Mary Jane Spurlin''' (January 16, 1883 – June 4, 1970) became [[Oregon]]'s first woman judge in 1926 after Governor [[Walter M. Pierce]] appointed her as a [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]] district judge. In 1927, Spurlin was elected president of the Portland [[General Federation of Women's Clubs|Federation of Women's Clubs]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Mary Jane Spurlin was a native of Virginia, the daughter of D. A. and Daisy Marie Spurlin,
Mary Jane Spurlin was a native of Virginia, the daughter of D. A. and Daisy Marie Spurlin.<ref name="Binheim">{{cite book|last1=Binheim|first1=Max|last2=Elvin|first2=Charles A|title=[[wikisource:en:Women of the West/Oregon#165|Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America]]|date=1928|page=165}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>
<ref name="Binheim">{{cite book|last1=Binheim|first1=Max|last2=Elvin|first2=Charles A|title=Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America|date=1928|page=233|url=https://archive.org/details/womenofwestserie00binh|accessdate=8 August 2017}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Spurlin graduated from [[Lewis & Clark Law School]] in 1924. In 1926, Governor Walter M. Pierce appointed her district judge for Multnomah County. She became Oregon's first women judge on April 1, 1926 when she was sworn into that position. Governor Pierce had previously appointed her to Oregon's Child Welfare Commission.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/95426851/?terms=Spurlin "Pierce Appoints Woman Judge"] ''Daily Capital Journal'', Salem, Oregon, 13 February 1926, p. 1.{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/133859665/?terms=Spurlin "Women Judge on Multnomah Bench"], ''Eugene Guard'', Eugene, Oregon, 1 April 1926, p. 1.{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/110277121/?terms=Spurlin "First Women Judge Take Place on Bench"], ''Daily Capital Journal'', Salem, Oregon, 1 April 1926, p. 16.{{subscription required}}</ref> She was defeated in May 1928 in the following election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Ann |date=September 20, 1959 |title=Legal Field Chosen By Oregon Women |work=The Oregonian}}</ref>
A graduate of [[Lewis & Clark Law School]], Spurlin wrote in 1935 about the negative reactions the public had to uniformed police officers, adding that policewomen in street dress had an advantage over uniformed patrolmen in gaining the confidence of "parents of troublesome children."
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/lewis_clark_law_school/| title=Lewis & Clark Law School|publisher=Oregon Encyclopedia|first=Ronald B.|last=Lansing}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N4z380OCk78C&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=Mary+Jane+Spurlin&source=bl&ots=RSXWkWII96&sig=nmx8IrBkKxazaahsNuJtayLFRoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JKg7UdqnK8STqwHk2oCoDA&ved=0CHgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Mary%20Jane%20Spurlin&f=false|title=Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the Lapd|first=Janis|last=Appier|publisher=Temple University Press|year=1998|isbn=9781566395601}}</ref>


In 1935, Spurlin became Oregon's director of women's programs for the [[Works Progress Administration]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/79816987/?terms=Spurlin "Griffith Picks Oregon Relief Work Leaders"], ''Statesman Journal'', Salem, Oregon, 6 July 1935, p. 1.{{subscription required}}</ref>
She was a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Queen's Bench|url=http://www.owlsqueensbench.org/history.html|work=January 11, 2004|publisher=Queen's Bench|accessdate=10 March 2013}}</ref>


Spurlin wrote in 1935 about the negative reactions the public had to uniformed police officers, adding that policewomen in street dress had an advantage over uniformed patrolmen in gaining the confidence of both troublesome children and their parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/lewis_clark_law_school/| title=Lewis & Clark Law School|publisher=Oregon Encyclopedia|first=Ronald B.|last=Lansing}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N4z380OCk78C&q=Mary+Jane+Spurlin&pg=PA62|title=Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the Lapd|first=Janis|last=Appier|publisher=Temple University Press|year=1998|isbn=9781566395601}}</ref>
She was first woman judge of Oregon. She was the president of the City Federation of Women's Clubs. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club, the Soroptimist Club, the Women's Convalescent Home Board, the League of Women Voters, the Phi Delta Delta, the Professional Woman's League.

<ref name="Binheim" />
Spurlin was a member of the [[National Association of Women Lawyers|Women Lawyers Association of Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Queen's Bench|url=http://www.owlsqueensbench.org/history.html|work=January 11, 2004|publisher=Queen's Bench|accessdate=10 March 2013}}</ref> She was also a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Spurlin was elected president of the Portland Federation of Women's Clubs on April 9, 1927. In addition, she was a member of the [[Business and Professional Women's Foundation|Business and Professional Women's Club]] (which was organized in Oregon by [[Abigail Keasey Frankel]]), the [[Soroptimist International|Soroptimist Club]], the Women's Convalescent Home Board, the [[League of Women Voters]], the [[Phi Delta Delta]], and the [[Professional Woman's League]].<ref name="Binheim"/><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/80023610/?terms=Spurlin "Business and Professional Women’s Club"], ''Statesman Journal'', Salem, Oregon, 30 November 1926, p. 7.{{subscription required}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She moved to Oregon in 1913 and lived at 315 Piatt Building, Portland, Oregon.
She moved to Oregon in 1913 and lived at 315 Piatt Building, Portland, Oregon.<ref name="Binheim"/>

<ref name="Binheim" />
==See also==
*[[List of first women lawyers and judges in Oregon]]


==References==
==References==
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*[http://records.ancestry.com/Mary_Jane_Spurlin_records.ashx?pid=53018638 Mary Jane Spurlin (1883 - 1970)], ancestry.com
*[http://records.ancestry.com/Mary_Jane_Spurlin_records.ashx?pid=53018638 Mary Jane Spurlin (1883 - 1970)], ancestry.com
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SP&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=39&GScntry=4&GSsr=5241&GRid=59062767& Mary Jane Spurlin], findagrave
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Latest revision as of 22:44, 26 April 2024

Mary Jane Spurlin
Judge Mary Jane Spurlin, 1924[1]
Multnomah County District Court Judge
In office
April 1, 1926 – Unknown
Nominated byGovernor Walter M. Pierce
Personal details
Born(1883-01-16)January 16, 1883
DiedJune 4, 1970(1970-06-04) (aged 87)
Portland, Oregon
Alma materLewis & Clark Law School

Mary Jane Spurlin (January 16, 1883 – June 4, 1970) became Oregon's first woman judge in 1926 after Governor Walter M. Pierce appointed her as a Multnomah County district judge. In 1927, Spurlin was elected president of the Portland Federation of Women's Clubs.

Early life

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Mary Jane Spurlin was a native of Virginia, the daughter of D. A. and Daisy Marie Spurlin.[2]

Career

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Spurlin graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1924. In 1926, Governor Walter M. Pierce appointed her district judge for Multnomah County. She became Oregon's first women judge on April 1, 1926 when she was sworn into that position. Governor Pierce had previously appointed her to Oregon's Child Welfare Commission.[3][4][5] She was defeated in May 1928 in the following election.[6]

In 1935, Spurlin became Oregon's director of women's programs for the Works Progress Administration.[7]

Spurlin wrote in 1935 about the negative reactions the public had to uniformed police officers, adding that policewomen in street dress had an advantage over uniformed patrolmen in gaining the confidence of both troublesome children and their parents.[8][9]

Spurlin was a member of the Women Lawyers Association of Oregon.[10] She was also a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Spurlin was elected president of the Portland Federation of Women's Clubs on April 9, 1927. In addition, she was a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club (which was organized in Oregon by Abigail Keasey Frankel), the Soroptimist Club, the Women's Convalescent Home Board, the League of Women Voters, the Phi Delta Delta, and the Professional Woman's League.[2][11]

Personal life

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She moved to Oregon in 1913 and lived at 315 Piatt Building, Portland, Oregon.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Photo Credit: Oregon Historical Society BB013509
  2. ^ a b c Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America . p. 165.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Pierce Appoints Woman Judge" Daily Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, 13 February 1926, p. 1.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Women Judge on Multnomah Bench", Eugene Guard, Eugene, Oregon, 1 April 1926, p. 1.(subscription required)
  5. ^ "First Women Judge Take Place on Bench", Daily Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, 1 April 1926, p. 16.(subscription required)
  6. ^ Sullivan, Ann (September 20, 1959). "Legal Field Chosen By Oregon Women". The Oregonian.
  7. ^ "Griffith Picks Oregon Relief Work Leaders", Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, 6 July 1935, p. 1.(subscription required)
  8. ^ Lansing, Ronald B. "Lewis & Clark Law School". Oregon Encyclopedia.
  9. ^ Appier, Janis (1998). Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the Lapd. Temple University Press. ISBN 9781566395601.
  10. ^ "The History of Queen's Bench". January 11, 2004. Queen's Bench. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Business and Professional Women’s Club", Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, 30 November 1926, p. 7.(subscription required)
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