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Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia · 1983
Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (January 10, 1925 – June 8, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. She was the first female judge in the state of West Virginia.
Education
- Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston)B.A., 1946
- West Virginia University College of LawJ.D., 1951
Career
Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1951-1959, 1975-1984; Member, West Virginia State Board of Education, 1955-1957; State delegate, West Virginia, 1957-1958; Assistant commissioner of public instruction, State of West Virginia, 1958-1959; Judge, Kanawha County [West Virginia] Juvenile Court, 1959-1961; Executive director, West Virginia Association of Colleges and Universities, 1961-1969; Chairwoman, West Virginia Public Service Commission, 1969-1975
Biography
Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (January 10, 1925 – June 8, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. She was the first female judge in the state of West Virginia.
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