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The first Woman Chairman of the Board of Orange County <br /> Commissioners was <br /> Flora (Flo) Garrett in December 1974 to December 1976 . <br /> The first Woman Deputy Sheriff in Orange County was <br /> Joan Childers in January 1979. <br /> The first Woman of color Deputy Sheriff in Orange County <br /> was <br /> Cynthia Mebane in October of 1979. <br /> The first Woman on the Orange County Board of Elections <br /> was <br /> Lillian Lee in 1977. <br /> The first Woman District Court Judge for Orange County was <br /> Patricia Stanford Hunt in November 1981 to the present. <br /> The first Woman Clerk of the Court was <br /> Jean Connerat appointed in October 1985. <br /> The first Woman elected Clerk of Court was <br /> Shirley James in 1986 to the present. <br /> The first Woman Chief District Court Judge in North Carolina <br /> was <br /> Patricia Stanford Hunt in November 1989. <br /> The first President of the District Court Judge's Conference <br /> was <br /> Patricia Stanford Hunt in 1992 to 1993 . <br />