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First Women in <br /> Orange County Government <br /> The first Woman to serve on the Orange County Criminal <br /> Court jury was <br /> Edith Baker Giduz in 1947 <br /> Roland Giduz, her son, " My mother was very proud of this. <br /> She took it seriously. " <br /> The first Woman elected Orange County Official was <br /> Betty June Hayes register of Deeds in December 1945 to <br /> the present time. <br /> The first Woman on the Orange County Board of Elections <br /> was <br /> Elaine Wallace in 1968 to 1972. <br /> "There was no Board of f Elections office when I came on the <br /> board in February 1968. We met at the sheriffs office and <br /> discussed our business there; sometimes in the hall. " <br /> The first Woman to represent Orange County in the General <br /> Assembly was <br /> Patricia Stanford (Hunt Love) appointed in 1970; <br /> elected in 1972 and served till 1981 . <br /> The first Woman Supervisor of the Board of Elections was <br /> Bobbie Strickland 1969 to the present time. <br /> The first Woman Orange County Commissioner was <br /> Flora (Flo) Garrett in December 1972 to December 1974 <br />