Born February 12, 1898Atlanta, GA ( 1898-02-12 ) Died 10 January 1979, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
Rachel E. Pruden-Herndon (1898–1979) became the first African-American woman attorney to be admitted to the Georgia Bar on December 27, 1942. She became the first African-American woman to be a City Court Judge in 1965. She was also the first African-American woman from Georgia admitted to practice before the Supreme Court.
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