Jane Matilda Bolin (1908–2007) is best known for a particular “first” of groundbreaking magnitude. She holds the honor of being the first African-American female judge in the entire United ...

Jane Bolin became the first Black woman to break down many barriers during her life. However, the title for which she holds the most recognition is that of the first Black woman judge in the country.

Just five women and two African American judges ... who wore the black robes of a judge before her. The nation’s first Black female judge was Jane Matilda Bolin, who was appointed a Domestic ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jane Bolin, the nation”s first black female judge and the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, has died. She was 98. Bolin died Monday, said Matthew Kovary ...

Jane Bolin had a habit ... La Guardia appointed her judge of the Domestic Relations Court (later renamed Family Court), making Bolin the nation’s first black female judge. She and her husband ...

The New York mayor who appointed Jane Bolin to the bench is Fiorello La Guardia, not Fiorella. The first Black female federal appellate judge’s name is Amalya Kearse, not Amayla. This version ...