Women Who Are Chief Justices on a State Supreme Court

Currently, 31% of the justices on the states' highest courts are women.  And, women are the Chief Justice in 18 states.  Of the 18 women who are Chief Justices, one is African-American: Peggy A. Quince.

Note: In Texas, there is both a Supreme Court, for non-criminal cases, and a Court of Criminal Appeals. Sharon Keller is the Presiding Judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Source: State Judicial Web Sites, American Judicature Society

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