Violet Palmer

Violet Palmer
Palmer in 2009
Born (1964-07-20) July 20, 1964
Lynwood, California, US
Alma materCal Poly Pomona
OccupationBasketball referee
Years active1997–2016
EmployerNational Basketball Association

Violet Renice Palmer (born July 20, 1964) is an American retired basketball referee in the NBA and WNBA and the first female official to reach the highest competitive tier in any major U.S. professional sports league. She also earned recognition as a member of two NCAA Division II women's championship basketball teams. Palmer was the first woman to officiate an NBA playoff game when she did so in the April 25, 2006 match between the Indiana Pacers and New Jersey Nets. In the NBA, Palmer wore uniform number 12. She retired in 2016 and was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame in 2025.

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