Background
Ledwith King, Jean was born on March 16, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Ledwith King, Jean was born on March 16, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1948. Master of Arts, 1953. Juris Doctor, 1968); spoken languages: French.
Admitted to the bar, 1970, Michigan. 1972, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. 1973, United States. District Court, Western District of Michigan.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1966-1968. Lecturer, Juvenile Law, Wayne State University, 1973. Instructor: Women and the Law: Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Michigan, 1974.
Washtenaw Community College, 1976-1988.
Eastern Michigan University, 1985-1991, 1996. Member, Steering Committee, 5th, 7th, 13th National Women and the Law Conference, 1974, 1976, 1982.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1972-1983 and President, 1981-1983, Women"s Law Fund, Cleveland, Ohio. Member, Board of Directors, Women"s Equity Action League, 1974-1990.
Chair, Michigan Delegation to 1977 International Women"s Year Conference in Houston, Texas.
Member, Board of Directors, Exchange Club Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, 1987-1992. Member, Michigan Women"s Hall of Fame, elected 1989. Member, Advisory Board, Women"s Sports Foundation, 1996.
Commissioner, Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, 1992-1995.
Member: Michigan Education Association Women"s Caucus, American Association of University Women, League of Women Voters. Executive Board, Ann Arbor Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1992.
Trustee, Marguerite Rawalt Legal Defense Fund, 1991-1994. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association.
State Bar of Michigan (Member: Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1976-1980.
Professional Liability Committee, 1986-1987). Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1979-1984. 1990-1995); Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1986-1990, President, 1990-1992).
Women Lawyers of Michigan (Director-at Large, 1983-1989).
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (State Vice President, 1982-1994. Chair, Washtenaw County Branch, 1982-1989.
Member, Branch Executive Board, 1979-1996. Member, Intercooperative Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1994-1997).
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.
Member, Steering Committee, 5th, 7th, 13th National Women and the Law Conference, 1974, 1976, 1982. Member, Board of Trustees, 1972-1983 and President, 1981-1983, Women"s Law Fund, Cleveland, Ohio. Member, Board of Directors, Women"s Equity Action League, 1974-1990.
Chair, Michigan Delegation to 1977 International Women"s Year Conference in Houston, Texas.
Member, Board of Directors, Exchange Club Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, 1987-1992. Member, Michigan Women"s Hall of Fame, elected 1989.
Member, Advisory Board, Women"s Sports Foundation, 1996. Commissioner, Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, 1992-1995.
Member: Michigan Education Association Women"s Caucus, American Association of University Women, League of Women Voters.
Executive Board, Ann Arbor Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1992. Trustee, Marguerite Rawalt Legal Defense Fund, 1991-1994. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association.
State Bar of Michigan (Member: Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1976-1980.
Professional Liability Committee, 1986-1987). Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1979-1984.
1990-1995). Washtenaw Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1986-1990, President, 1990-1992).
Women Lawyers of Michigan (Director-at Large, 1983-1989). American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (State Vice President, 1982-1994.
Chair, Washtenaw County Branch, 1982-1989. Member, Branch Executive Board, 1979-1996.
Member, Intercooperative Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1994-1997).
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.