In honor of Women’s History Month ... Judge Shammara Henderson Shammara Henderson is the first African American judge appointed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ...

The Olive Branch High School alumna became the first female African-American judge in Tennessee history in 1982.

In 2019, she began serving as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas. She is the first African-American woman judge appointed to a bench in the Northern District of ...

Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.

“I consult with the judges on issues, motions that come before the court ... helping to modernize the court and revamp court rules. She hopes being the first female African American clerk of court in ...