NYLS “Firsts” | 125th Anniversary Materials

Collected and presented below are brief introductions to a number of "firsts" that mark some of our many Alumni's contributions to the legal community and beyond.

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1892 Program from New York Law School’s First Commencement Exercises, Carnegie Music Hall, June 7, 1892
Barbara M. Watson, Class of 1962, the First African-American and First Woman to Serve as Assistant Secretary of State
Edith L. Fisch, First Female Law Professor in New York State
Elizabeth Johnston Schenkel, Class of 1937, New York Law School’s First Female Graduate
Emilio Nunez, Class of 1927, New York City's First Hispanic Judge
James K. Hackett, Class of 1893, the Youngest Leading Man in New York Stage History
James S. Watson, Class of 1913, New York City's First African-American Judge
John Purroy Mitchel, Class of 1901, New York City’s First Hispanic Mayor

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1892 Program from New York Law School’s First Commencement Exercises, Carnegie Music Hall, June 7, 1892

Barbara M. Watson, Class of 1962, the First African-American and First Woman to Serve as Assistant Secretary of State

Edith L. Fisch, First Female Law Professor in New York State

Elizabeth Johnston Schenkel, Class of 1937, New York Law School’s First Female Graduate

Emilio Nunez, Class of 1927, New York City's First Hispanic Judge

James K. Hackett, Class of 1893, the Youngest Leading Man in New York Stage History

James S. Watson, Class of 1913, New York City's First African-American Judge

John Purroy Mitchel, Class of 1901, New York City’s First Hispanic Mayor

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