Abby Abinanti
Abby Abinanti (born 1947 in San Francisco, California) is California's first Native American female lawyer.[1]
Early life and education
Abinanti grew up on the Yurok Indian Reservation. She studied journalism at Humboldt State University and later enrolled at the University of New Mexico School of Law. She developed an interest in Indian law and later specialised in family court proceedings and juvenile dependency, influenced in part by the Indian Child Welfare Act (1978).[2]
Career
She was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1974.[3][4]
During her legal career, Abinanti developed a tribal programme to assist members with the expungement process. In the 1990s, she served as a commissioner in the Unified Family Court for the San Francisco Superior Court until retiring in 2011. From 2014 to 2015, she served as a part-time commissioner in the court's dependency division.[5]
Abinanti has served as a judge of the Yurok Tribal Court since 1997 and has been its Chief Judge since 2007.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ Watson, Jonathan. "Legacy of American Female Attorneys (2016 rev.)" (PDF). Solano County Law Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Putting the Yurok Tribe First; Judge Abinanti Reflects on Her Career". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribe". Capitol Weekly. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ Clarren, Rebecca (30 November 2017). "Judge Abby Abinanti Is Fighting for Her Tribe—and for a Better Justice System". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "Chief Justice Abby Abinanti". Practising Law Institute. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "Native justice: How tribal values shape Judge Abby's court". The Christian Science Monitor. 27 March 2019. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "Hon. Abby Abinanti" (PDF). California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC).
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