Lorna E. Lockwood
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Lorna Elizabeth Lockwood, born 1903, was a Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. She was the first female Chief Justice of a state supreme court in the United States. In the 1960s she was almost nominated by President Lyndon Baines Johnson to be the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court. Johnson almost appointed her, before turning around and appointing Thurgood Marshall, the first black. It wouldn't be till 1981 that a woman would serve on the nation's highest court - Sandra Day O'Connor, after being appointed by President Reagan.
| Preceded by Marlin T. Phelps |
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1961–1975 |
Succeeded by Frank X. Gordon, Jr. |
| Preceded by Jesse Addison Udall |
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1965 |
Succeeded by Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. |
| Preceded by Jesse Addison Udall |
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1970 |
Succeeded by Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr. |
