Judge Mattie Belle Davis Papers 1936-1998

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Judge Mattie Belle Davis Papers 1936-1998

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This is the inaugural collection of the Miami Dade Women Archives. Judge Davis has the distinction of being admitted to the Florida Bar in 1936. She was appointed to serve as a judge of the Metropolitan Dade County Court (1959-1972) and later was judge of the Civil Division of the County Court of Dade County (1973-1980). Judge Davis was founder and later president of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers and was active in the National Association of Women Judges.

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