Betty Binns Fletcher
Lawyer
Former appointed United States Circuit Judge of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit courthouse district of San Francisco. She was a member of the Washington State Bar Association and one of the first women in US history to become a partner in a major American law firm.
She graduated from high school at age 16, and then attended Stanford University. She graduated in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the age of 19.
She worked as an United States Circuit Judge from 1979 until her death in 2012.
Her father was a lawyer and he inspired her to also pursue a career in law. She married Robert L. Fletcher, and together they had four children.
She was appointed by former US president Jimmy Carter to become an United States Circuit Judge in 1979.