Maria Otto
Born(1892-08-06)August 6, 1892
Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Reich
DiedDecember 20, 1972(1972-12-20) (aged 80)
Munich, West Germany
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg
Occupationlawyer

Maria Otto (6 August 1892, Weiden in der Oberpfalz - 20 December 1977, Munich) was the first female attorney in Germany.[1] Following the enactment of Germany's "Law on the Admission of Women to the Offices and Professions of Justice" on 11 July 1922, Maria Otto was admitted to the bar on 7 December 1922. Until her death in 1977, she worked as a lawyer in Munich.[2]

Since 2010, the German Bar Association awards the Maria Otto award in her honor to distinguished female lawyers and organizations that have rendered outstanding services to the advancement of female jurists.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Sara L., Kimble (July 2016). New Perspectives on European Women's Legal History. Routledge; 1 edition (July 26, 2016). ISBN 9781317577164.
  2. ↑ Röwekamp, p. 282
  3. ↑ Kharraz, Gita (4 May 2022). "Maria-Otto-Preis 2022 geht an Margarete Gräfin von Galen". Beck-Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-05.
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