Orfa Jean Shontz

Orfa Jean Shontz

Orfa Jean Shontz (November 1, 1876 – May 6, 1954) was an American attorney and Municipal Judge. She was the first female referee of the Juvenile Court of Los Angeles County. She was the first female in California to "sit on the bench and administer justice".[1]

  1. ^ McGroarty, John Steven. Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea.

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