Mary Bartelme

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Mary Margaret Bartelme (July 24 1866 – July 25 1954) was the first woman appointed Cook County Public Guardian in Illinois and the first women elected judge in a court of high jurisdiction in that state.

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birth date

1866-07-26

death date

1954-07-25

office

Cook County Circuit Court associate justice, Cook County Juvenile Court assistant to the judge, Cook County Juvenile Court presiding judge, Cook County Public Guardian