Sarah Ragle Weddington (born February 5, 1945 in Abilene, Texas) is a American attorney and lecturer from Texas who gained world-wide fame when she and Linda Coffee represented "Jane Roe" (real name Norma McCorvey) in the landmark Roe v. Wade case in the United States Supreme Court. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Abilene ( "ABBA-leen") is a city in Jones and Taylor Counties in the central part of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Linda Nellene Coffee (born 1942 is an attorney living in Dallas, Texas. Norma Leah McCorvey (née Nelson born September 22, 1947, in Simmesport Louisiana) is best known as the legal pseudonym " Jane Roe " Norma Leah McCorvey (née Nelson born September 22, 1947, in Simmesport Louisiana) is best known as the legal pseudonym " Jane Roe " Roe v Wade, 410 US 113 (1973 is a controversial United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a Landmark decision regarding The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
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Family and education
She is the daughter of Lena Catherine and Rev. Herbert Doyle Ragle.
Weddington holds honorary doctorates from McMurry University, Hamilton College, Austin College, Southwestern University, and Nova Southeastern University. McMurry University, founded in 1923 is a private Co-educational University in Abilene Texas. Hamilton College is a private independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA and located in Sherman Texas, an hour north This is about the university in Georgetown Texas USA for the university in the Philippines see Southwestern University (Philippines. Nova Southeastern University ( NSU) is a selective Coeducational private Non-profit university in Davie, Florida, She received her J.D. degree from The University of Texas School of Law in 1967 (in a class that included United States Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison) and is a Distinguished Alumna of McMurry University, where she was inducted into the Zeta Nu chapter of Sigma Kappa sorority. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional The University of Texas School of Law is an ABA -certified American Law school located on The University of Texas at Austin campus Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22 1943) is the senior United States Senator from McMurry University, founded in 1923 is a private Co-educational University in Abilene Texas. Sigma Kappa ( ΣΚ) is a sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville Maine.
Roe v. Wade
Weddington was 26 years old when the case was first argued before the Supreme Court, and it was her first contested case. She is thought to be the youngest person to win a Supreme Court case.
"Roe", whose real name is Norma McCorvey, now claims she became the "pawn" of two young and ambitious lawyers (Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee) who were looking for a plaintiff whom they could use to challenge the Texas state law prohibiting abortion.
Political career
Weddington was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1972 (where future Texas Governor Ann Richards was her administrative assistant) and was re-elected twice; she was the first woman elected to represent Austin, Texas, in the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Texas Legislature. This article is about the American politician/teacher for the Australian-American actress see Ann Richards (actress.
She resigned her seat in 1977 when she was appointed General Counsel for the United States Department of Agriculture, the first woman to hold that position. A general counsel is the chief Lawyer of a legal department usually in a corporation or government department The following year she became a special White House advisor to President Jimmy Carter. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 During her time as assistant to Carter, she helped appoint Ruth Bader Ginsburg to a federal judgeship. Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15 1933 Brooklyn New York) is an Associate Justice on the U
She later founded the Weddington Center. She wrote the book, A Question of Choice, detailing the Roe v. Wade case.
Currently, Weddington is an Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas at Austin and travels the world delivering speeches on leadership, her experiences with breast cancer and women's issues. She teaches leadership courses at institutions including Texas Woman's University. Texas Woman's University (historically the College of Industrial Arts and Texas State College for Women) is a University in Denton Texas with She is working on a book on the topic of leadership.
External links
Further reading
- Weddington, Sarah. A Question of Choice.
| Preceded by Obsolete district |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 37-2 (Austin) 1973–1977 |
Succeeded by Obsolete district |
| Preceded by Obsolete district |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 37-B (Austin) 1977–1977 |
Succeeded by Mary Jane Bode |
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| NAME | Sarah Weddington |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Texas attorney, legislator, represented Roe in Roe vs. The Texas House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Texas Legislature. The Texas House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Texas Legislature. Wade |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Abilene, Texas |
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