 She was the first woman on the Oregon Supreme Court, and had also been the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals.Roberts served from 1982 to 1986 on the high court and from 1977 to 1982 on the Court of Appeals.A native of Kansas and raised in Texas, Roberts had previously been elected to both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, but lost bids for the governor's office and the United States Senate, both in 1974.