Sarah Herring Sorin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American attorney
Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1861
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 30-Apr-1914
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Sarah Herring Sorin
- Sarah Herring Sorin (January 15, 1861 – April 30, 1914) was Arizona's first woman attorney and the first woman to try a case in front of the United States Supreme Court unassisted by a male attorney.
- Sorin practiced law with her father William Herring in the firm "Herring & Sorin" initially in Tombstone, Arizona, and later in Tucson.
- After her father's death, Sorin moved to Globe, Arizona, where she became the attorney for the Old Dominion Copper Company and United Globe Mines.
- Sarah Sorin is a member of the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame.
- (See photo of Sarah Herring Sorin in the Arizona Library Archives.) She is also included in Stanford Law School's Women's Legal History Biography Project.
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