Three divorces in 15 minutes: First woman to serve as district judge cleared docket in 45 minutes in 1923
Jane A. Mitchell was born in Illinois in 1883 and came to Oklahoma about 1900. By 1905, she had married Ezra Shaw, given birth to a daughter and di...
March 20, 2023
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Jane A. Mitchell was born in Illinois in 1883 and came to Oklahoma about 1900. By 1905, she had married Ezra Shaw, given birth to a daughter and divorced. According to the Sept. 8, 1922, Oklahoma Leader, Mrs. Jane A. Shaw was one of the few women practicing law in Oklahoma City and, before becoming an attorney, had been a court reporter. And then, she made Oklahoma history. The headline from The Daily Oklahoman on March 13, 1923, reads: Three Divorces In Fifteen Minutes Is Woman Judge's Pace. Mrs.
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