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Apr 23, 2024 · 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. Learn more about Allen’s life and career.
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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 · One hundred years ago, Florence Ellinwood Allen became the first woman to serve as a state supreme court justice. It was one of many firsts throughout her life: she was also the first woman in America to serve as a prosecutor, be elected as a trial court judge, and be appointed to a federal appeals court.
Judge Allen died on September 12, 1966, in Waite Hill, Ohio. A woman of firsts, she was a law pioneer and in 2005 was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. FIRSTS. 1919 - First woman lawyer to present a case before the War Labor Board in Employees v. Cleveland Railway Company.
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.
Allen, Florence Ellinwood (1884–1966) 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. Born Florence Ellinwood Allen on March 23, 1884, in Salt Lake City, Utah; died of a stroke on September 12, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio; daughter of ...
Florence Allen attended high school in Salt Lake City, where she was most inspired by her piano teacher, and in 1900, at age 16, she entered the Women’s College of Western Reserve University.
