Florence E. Allen

Florence Ellinwood Allen (March 23, 1884 – September 12, 1966) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She was the first woman to serve on a state supreme court and one of the first two women to serve as a United States federal judge. In 2005, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Florence E. Allen
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
October 5, 1959 – September 12, 1966
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
September 18, 1958 – October 5, 1959
Preceded byCharles Casper Simons
Succeeded byJohn Donelson Martin Sr.
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
March 21, 1934 – October 5, 1959
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySmith Hickenlooper
Succeeded byPaul Charles Weick
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1923 – March 21, 1934
Preceded byBenson W. Hough
Succeeded byRobert Nugen Wilkin
Personal details
Born
Florence Ellinwood Allen

(1884-03-23)March 23, 1884
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedSeptember 12, 1966(1966-09-12) (aged 82)
Mentor, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesClarence Emir Allen (father); Esther Allen Gaw (sister); Bryant Tuckerman (cousin)
EducationCase Western Reserve University (BA, MA)
University of Chicago
New York University (LLB)
Signature
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