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Florence Ellinwood Allen
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1934
Florence Ellinwood Allen , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Florence Ellinwood Allen (March 23, 1884 – September 12, 1966) was a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1934-1959. Allen served on the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1922 until 1934. She was the first woman to serve on a state supreme court, and the first woman to serve as an Article III United States federal judge.
Education
- Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University)B.A., 1904
- Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University)M.A., 1908
- New York University School of LawLL.B., 1913
Career
Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1914-1919; Assistant prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1919-1920; Judge, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1920-1922; Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1922-1934; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958
Biography
Florence Ellinwood Allen (March 23, 1884 – September 12, 1966) was a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1934-1959. Allen served on the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1922 until 1934. She was the first woman to serve on a state supreme court, and the first woman to serve as an Article III United States federal judge.
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