NEW MEXICO WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION
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HENRIETTA PETTIJOHN AWARDS HISTORY
Henrietta Pettijohn
Henrietta Hume Pettijohn Buck was born in Columbia, Missouri. Ms. Pettijohn attended the University of Missouri and later established herself as a popular writer, publishing three novels. On April 15, 1892, Ms. Pettijohn became the first woman to be admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court in the Territory of New Mexico. Ms. Pettijohn also served as an officer of the Bar Association.
Henrietta Pettijohn Awardees:
Margaret Moses Branch - 1992
Marcia J. Wilson - 1993
C. Emery "Buck" Cuddy - 1994
Justice Pamela B. Minzner - 1995
Betty Read - 1996
Justice Mary C. Walters - 1997
Honorable Carol Conner - 1998
Honorable Elizabeth Whitefield - 1999
Honorable Anne Kass - 2002
Nancy Hollander - 2003
Justice Petra Jimenez Maes - 2004
Diane Denish - 2005
Honorable Christina Armijo - 2011
Mary Torres - 2012
Julianna Koob and Judge Monica Zamora - 2013
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham – 2014
Honorable Martha Vázquez – 2015
Antonia Roybal-Mack – 2016
Honorable Wendy York and Shona Zimmerman – 2017
Honorable Sharon Walton - 2018
Honorable Nan G. Nash - 2019
Honorable Angela Jewell - 2021
Torri Jacobus - 2022
Roberta Cooper Ramo - 2023
Maria Montoya Chavez - 2024
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Rising Star Awardees:
Riley Masse - 2021
Svitlana Anderson - 2022
Nicole Hall - 2023
Kacey Hovden - 2024
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