Stout, Juanita Kidd, 1919-1998

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)