Elizabeth D. Pittman: Black Legal Pioneer in the Midlands
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Authors
Smith, J. Clay Jr.
Issue Date
1999
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32
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|During the 1973 commencement, Creighton University honored Elizabeth Davis Pittman for "pioneering accomplishments in her profession and her community." The honorary doctorate bestowed on Pittman was in recognition of a life of achievements. The citation noted that Pittman was the first black woman to graduate from Creighton University School of Law, to get elected to public office in Omaha, to get appointed as deputy county attorney and to the bench. Pittman's appointment to the bench was particularly historical because she was the first woman judge in the State of Nebraska, and was likely the first black woman in the nation to be appointed to a judgeship by a State Governor...
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32 Creighton L. Rev. 511 (1998-1999)
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Creighton University School of Law