Trivia Time!
Did you know that the College of Law is approaching its centennial celebration? That’s right, just like my Great Aunt Louise, we’re turning 100! Several of the Fellows have been diligently working away on special projects about the College. Here are a few interesting facts that we’ve discovered:
Did you know that the first woman law graduate at the University of Arizona was Lucy Stanton Huff?
She graduated in 1921, when law was just another department and did not have a “college” designation.
So, then who was the first woman to graduate from the College of Law as we know it today?
That would be Lorna Lockwood! She graduated in 1925, just after the School of Law became the College of Law. And if you know your Arizona history, you know that she went on to become the first woman in the nation to serve as a state supreme court justice when she was elected Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court in 1965.
Did you know that in 1930 the law faculty consisted of only 4 professors and the Dean?
Yes, only 5 guys running the whole show. Now, the College of Law has 45 faculty members, and that’s not counting emeriti faculty, visiting faculty, and adjuncts.
Did you know that one of our illustrious alums once represented the famous bank robber, John Dillinger?
Rose Silver, Class of 1931, was the only woman attorney in Tucson in the early 1930s. She represented Dillinger after he and his gang were captured at the Hotel Congress in 1934. Even though she lost the fight against his extradition, he was so grateful for her help that he reportedly left her $1,500 cash and a brand-new six-cylinder Packard (kind of like one these).
Have you ever heard of Hayzel B. Daniels?
In 1948 he became the first African American to graduate from the College of Law, and the first to be admitted to the State Bar of Arizona. Two years later, he was one of the first African Americans to be elected to the Arizona legislature, along with Carl Sims. As a legislator and an attorney, he fought against racism in Arizona and was heavily involved in the NAACP. He sponsored legislation and litigated cases to end segregation in Arizona’s public schools. In 1965, he was the first African American to be appointed judge in Arizona. The College of Law posthumously honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
That’s all for now! Stay tuned for more trivia, things to do, research tips, and more folderol!
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