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Person · 1908–2007

Jane Bolin

The first Black woman to become a judge in the United States, appointed to New York City's Domestic Relations Court in 1939.

Law. The first Black woman to become a judge in the United States, appointed to New York City's Domestic Relations Court in 1939.

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    The first Black woman to become a judge in the United States, appointed to New York City's Domestic Relations Court in 1939.