Alma Wilson
Alma Dorothy Bell Wilson (May 25, 1917 – July 27, 1999) was an Oklahoma attorney who was appointed as the second female district judge in the state of Oklahoma in 1975. In 1982, she was elevated as the first woman to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court and between 1995 and 1997 was the first woman chief justice. Wilson was honored by many awards in her lifetime including induction into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and was named Appellate Judge of the Year in both 1986 and 1989.
Alma Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court | |
| In office February 17, 1982 – July 27, 1999 | |
| Appointed by | George Nigh |
| Preceded by | Ben T. Williams |
| Succeeded by | James R. Winchester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alma Dorothy Bell May 25, 1917 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma |
| Died | July 27, 1999 (aged 82) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
William Allan Wilson
(m. 1948) |
| Occupation | attorney, judge |
| Known for | First woman justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court |
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