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Genevieve Rose Cline

Associate Justice, U.S. Customs Court · 1928

Genevieve Rose Cline , Associate Justice, U.S. Customs Court. Genevieve Rose Cline (July 27, 1877 – October 25, 1959) was a judge of the United States Customs Court (now the Court of International Trade) and the first woman to serve in the United States federal judiciary, serving as an Article I federal judge.

Education

  • Baldwin-Wallace CollegeLL.B., 1921

Career

Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1921-1928; Appraiser of merchandise, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Cleveland, Ohio, 1922-1928

Biography

Genevieve Rose Cline (July 27, 1877 – October 25, 1959) was a judge of the United States Customs Court (now the Court of International Trade) and the first woman to serve in the United States federal judiciary, serving as an Article I federal judge.

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