[Nfb-or] FW: Memorial for Justice Betty Roberts
Renee Squier
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Mon Aug 1 16:14:57 UTC 2011
Thank you Bennett for sharing with us.
Renee
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Subject: [Nfb-or] FW: Memorial for Justice Betty Roberts
> Hello Oregon Listers,
>
> Just wanted to send this note about last week's memorial service for
> former Senator and Justice Betty Roberts. As a matter of history, I
> worked for her as one of the youngest interns in the Oregon legislature in
> 1970--71. Not sure I was even an official intern, since I was a sophomore
> at Willamette University, and the usual year was the junior year. I just
> want to add my sincerest heartfelt condolences to her family and friends
> at a tremendous loss. Not only was she one of the few really forthright
> politicians and judges, but a most caring and warm individual. She had no
> qualms letting me work in her office, and as I recall, she was a hard
> fighter for the rights of all disabled, and indeed did work hard for the
> jury bill we passed in 1975. She lived a good life, and we have lost a
> tremendous ally.
>
> Bennett Prows
>
> July 27, 2011 9:40 AM
> To: Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)
> Subject: Fwd: Memorial for Justice Betty Roberts
>
> FYI....
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:
>
> Memorial for Justice Betty Roberts
>
> Date:
>
> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:55:02 -0700 (PDT)
>
> From:
>
> Wim Wiewel <psu_info at pdx.edu><mailto:psu_info at pdx.edu>
>
> To:
>
> wprows at pdx.edu<mailto:wprows at pdx.edu>
>
>
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
>
>
> You are invited to attend a public memorial for Justice Betty Roberts, the
> first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court.
>
>
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> When: 4 p.m. Thursday, July 28
>
>
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> Where: Smith Memorial Ballroom
>
>
>
> An alumna of PSU, Roberts was a woman of firsts. In the 1960s, Roberts was
> one of the few women to serve in the Oregon Legislature; in 1977 she
> became the first woman to be appointed to the Oregon Court of Appeals; and
> in 1982 she reached the pinnacle of state judicial service by becoming the
> first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court. Over her many decades of
> service in Oregon, she became known to other women in law and politics as
> "The Dean," and served as an example to women of what can be achieved,
> through persistence and courage, in a world largely still run by men.
> Justice Roberts retired from the Oregon Supreme Court in 1986. But not one
> to rest after more than 20 years in the legislature and on the courts, she
> continued with a professional career as a mediator/arbitrator, helping to
> pioneer and expand alternative dispute resolution.
>
>
>
> Throughout her career in public service, Justice Roberts served as an
> example to all leaders and demonstrated an unmatched dedication to gender
> equality and parity. She was a visiting professor of political science at
> Oregon State University, a board member of numerous state and local
> organizations, including the alumni associations of both Lewis & Clark law
> school and Portland State University, a consultant for state political
> leaders, and author of an extraordinary memoir, With Grit and by Grace:
> Breaking Trails in Politics and Law. PSU awarded Roberts an honorary
> doctorate at the June commencement ceremony.
>
>
>
> Justice Roberts will be remembered at PSU for her commitment to helping
> future generations of women in politics in her role as a Founders Circle
> member of the PSU Center for Women, Politics and Policy, which has a goal
> of increasing women's leadership in public policy. Her continuing legacy
> will be accessible to students, researchers and the public in a special
> collection of her papers at the PSU Millar Library.
>
>
>
> Justice Roberts died June 25 at the age of 88.
>
>
>
> Wim Wiewel
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