title: Jean K. Burling
text: # Jean K. Burling
  
  Jean K. Burling is an American attorney and former judge. She was the first woman to be a judge in the state of New Hampshire.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Burling was the 47th woman admitted to practice law in New Hampshire.
  
  ## Legal career
  
  Burling became New Hampshire's first female judge in 1973. She served as a superior court justice on the New Hampshire Superior Court of Grafton County. Citing health reasons, she retired on January 1, 2008.
  
  