Allen Florence Ellinwood

Allen Florence Ellinwood in the United States

Allen Florence Ellinwood

Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884-1966), American jurist, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and educated at Salt Lake College, Western Reserve University, the University of Chicago, and New York University. After a brief career as a music editor and lecturer, she began to practice law in Cleveland in 1914. Elected judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, she served from 1922 to 1934, the first woman in America to hold such office. She gained national recognition during this time by her decision upholding the city-manager plan of government (see Municipal Government). President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1934. She retired in 1959. Allen wrote This Constitution of Ours (1940) and The Treaty as an Instrument of Legislation (1952). (1)

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  1. Encarta Online Encyclopedia

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