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Lillian Scott Dickson, native New Mexican and pioneer woman lawyer, died suddenly at age 91 in Albuquerque. Born to James A. Scott and Rowena H."Mom" Scott who met in New Mexico in the late 1800s, she was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was licensed to practice law in 1939, one of a handfull of women lawyers in New Mexico at that time. While a member of the N.M. Business and Professional Women's Association in 1942, she redrafted the jury statute, giving women the right to serve on juries. She urged redrafting of several other New Mexico statutes to equalize the rights and responsibilities of men and women, which ultimately came to pass 30 years later. She retired as a lawyer with the Justice Department in Washington, DC in 1972 after 30 years. After the death of her husband, Albert M. Dickson, a year later, she returned to New Mexico to live with her sister. She is also survived by her niece, Sarah M. Bradley; brother-in-law, Frank McCoy; and grandnephew, Danny McCoy, all of Albuquerque; nephews, Scott McCoy of Mississippi, Terence McCoy of New York, James A. Scott III of Georgia, Vincent Scott of California and Al Scott, E. Walter Scott II, and Jerry Scott, all of Arizona; and by her step-son, Dr. and Mrs. Albert M. Dickson of Virginia. A private family service will be held September 30th. Family ana friends will gather that afternoon at the home of Sarah Bradley, 345-7104. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lillian's name to the Rio Grande Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society in memory of her sister and friend, Mary Scott McCoy, who died December 1, 1995.
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