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Bolin (1908-2007) was an attorney and judge. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School. In 1939, when she was appointed to serve as a judge on the New York City Domestic Relations Court (later renamed Family Court), she became the first Black woman judge in the United States.
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Birth
April 11, 1908, Poughkeepsie, NY
Death
January 8, 2007, Queens, NY, NY
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➢Yale Law School (1931)
➢Wellesley College (1928)
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Attorney, Judge
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National Council of Negro Women (legal advisor)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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