Stout, Juanita Kidd, 1919-1998

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Dates:
Birth 1919-03-07
Death 1998-08-21

Biographical notes:

Jurist; first African American female appointed or elected judge of a court of record or general jurisdiction in the U.S.

From the description of Juanita Kidd Stout papers, 1873-1998 (bulk 1948-1997). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984364

Biographical Note

1919, Mar. 7 Born, Wewoka, Okla. 1939 Graduated, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1942 Married Charles O. Stout (1907-1988) 1944 1945 Secretary to Charles H. Houston of Houston, Houston and Hastie law firm, Washington, D.C. 1949 Graduated, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Ind. 1949 1955 Administrative secretary to William H. Hastie, U. S. Court of Appeals 1955 1959 Private practice, Philadelphia, Pa. 1956 1959 Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pa. 1959 1968 Judge, Municipal Court, Philadelphia County, Pa. 1968 1988 Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pa. 1988 1989 Justice, supreme court of Pennsylvania 1989 1998 Senior judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pa. 1998, Aug. 21 Died, Philadelphia, Pa.

From the guide to the Juanita Kidd Stout Papers, 1873-1998, (bulk 1948-1997), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Courts
  • Courts
  • Gangs
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Welfare economics

Occupations:

  • Jurists

Places:

  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)

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