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Justices 1803 to Present. Florence Ellinwood Allen’s life and judicial service can be described in many “firsts.” She was the first woman assistant county prosecutor in the United States and the first woman elected to a judicial office in Ohio.
Florence Ellinwood Allen (March 23, 1884 – September 12, 1966) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She was the first woman to serve on a state supreme court and one of the first two women to serve as a United States federal judge.
Mar 24, 2022 · In 1922, Allen ran for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. She was the underdog against a decorated World War I veteran backed by the powerful state Republican party. However, Allen prevailed by a significant margin.
Florence Ellinwood Allen, American jurist who was the first woman to serve on the bench in a number of state courts and one federal jurisdiction. She notably served on the Ohio Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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In 1916, she successfully defended before the Ohio Supreme Court the right of East Cleveland women residents to vote in municipal elections. After the ratification of the 19 th Amendment, Allen was appointed as the first female judge to the Common Appeals Court
American pacifist and champion of women's rights, who was the first woman on the Ohio Common Pleas Court, the Ohio Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals.
In 1922, Judge Allen again made history when she won election to the Ohio Supreme Court, making her the first woman to serve on the high court and the first woman to serve on any supreme court in the United States.
