Attorney, Judge. Joan Dempsey Klein was a judge that championed women's rights throughout her career of 50 years. She served as a justice on the Second District Court of Appeal in California. In 1974, she co-founded the California Women Lawyers Association and served as the first president of the National Association of Women Judges. In 2014, she retired from the bench at the age of 90 and died on Christmas Eve 2020 at the age of 96.
Attorney, Judge. Joan Dempsey Klein was a judge that championed women's rights throughout her career of 50 years. She served as a justice on the Second District Court of Appeal in California. In 1974, she co-founded the California Women Lawyers Association and served as the first president of the National Association of Women Judges. In 2014, she retired from the bench at the age of 90 and died on Christmas Eve 2020 at the age of 96.
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