Addressing invite to married Judge & Doctor

emily040311

Hi! Does anyone know the correct way to address an invitation to a married couple where the wife is a Judge and the husband is a Doctor?  I did some googling, but can't figure out who gets listed first, the judge or doctor?

Thanks a million!!!

andy71781

I think you should list the woman's name first. 

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

Ladies first. Do they have the same last name?

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tenofcups4me

I'm pretty sure judge trumps doctor (though I couldn't find anything to confirm that). I'd do:

The Honorable Jane Doe and Doctor John Doe

tldh

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[QUOTE]I'm pretty sure judge trumps doctor (though I couldn't find anything to confirm that). I'd do: The Honorable Jane Doe and Doctor John Doe
Posted by tenofcups4me[/QUOTE]

This.  Please do not forget to put "The Honorable" in front of her name.

kristinanddan

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[QUOTE]I'm pretty sure judge trumps doctor (though I couldn't find anything to confirm that). I'd do: <strong>The Honorable Jane Doe and Doctor John Doe
</strong>Posted by tenofcups4me[/QUOTE]

That looks correct to me.

squirrly

Agreed.

The Honorable Mary Smith and Doctor Thomas Smith

You can use either Doctor or Dr.  Also, you can break across two lines if you need to, between "and" and "Doctor".

emily040311

Thank you, thank you to all who replied!  I was pretty sure it should be the Judge/wife first followed by the Doctor/Husband, but wanted to confirm. Thanks again!!!