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1977: The First Female Chief Justice

Mar 27, 20195 min
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Rose Bird was used to firsts. She was the first female public defender in Santa Clara County and the first female cabinet secretary in California, and now she was the first female state Supreme Court chief justice in California—and probably the first to get a kiss in public from the governor. But the good times wouldn't last for her.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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