Genevieve Rose Cline, who lived from July 27, 1877, to October 25, 1959, was the first woman to serve in the United States federal judiciary, appointed as an Article I judge on the United States Customs Court, the predecessor to today's Court of International Trade. President Calvin Coolidge nominated her on May 4, 1928, the Senate confirmed her on May 25, and she took her oath of office at the Cleveland Federal Building on June 5, 1928. She served on the Customs Court from 1928 until 1953, a tenure that broke the gender barrier in federal judicial service decades before other women reached the federal bench, and she died in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of eighty-two.
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RoleJudge of the United States Customs Court and the first woman to serve in the United States federal judiciary 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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What work did Genevieve R. Cline do before she became a judge?
She worked as an appraiser of merchandise for the Treasury Department in Cleveland from 1922 to 1928.
Before her appointment to the United States Customs Court in 1928, Genevieve R. Cline worked in Cleveland, Ohio, as an appraiser of merchandise for the United States Department of the Treasury. The Federal Judicial Center records that post as running from 1922 to 1928, the same year she was nominated to the bench.
How did Genevieve R. Cline's service on the Customs Court end?
She retired from the Customs Court on March 1, 1953.
Her service on the United States Customs Court ended on March 1, 1953, when she retired. She had served on the court since her 1928 appointment, so her tenure lasted a little under twenty five years.
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She graduated from Warren High School and attended Cleveland's Spencerian Business College.
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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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Wikidata Q5533089, P27 country of citizenship claim
P27 (country of citizenship): United States
Wikidata Q5533089, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1877
Wikidata Q5533089, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1877-07-27
Wikidata Q5533089, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1959
Wikidata Q5533089, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1959-10-25
Wikidata Q5533089, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Warren
Wikidata Q5533089, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Cleveland
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