Blanche Krupansky

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Blanche Ethel Krupansky
Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice
In office
September 1, 1981 – January 10, 1983
Appointed byJim Rhodes
Preceded byPaul W. Brown
Succeeded byJames Celebrezze
Personal details
Born(1925-12-10)December 10, 1925
Cleveland, Ohio
DiedApril 14, 2008(2008-04-14) (aged 82)
Fairview Park, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFrank W. Vargo
Relationsbrother - Robert B. Krupansky
Alma materFlora Stone Mather College
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Blanche Ethel Krupansky (December 10, 1925 – April 14, 2008) was a

Ohio Supreme Court
when she was appointed in 1981.

Biography

Blanche Krupansky was born in

Cleveland, Ohio, on December 10, 1925, to Frank and Ann Krupansky. She attended public schools and graduated from Flora Stone Mather College in Cleveland in 1947, and the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1948.[1] She began private practice in 1949, and also served as assistant Attorney General during the term of Ohio Attorney General C. William O'Neill, and was assistant chief counsel to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.[1]

Krupansky served on the Cleveland Municipal Court from 1961 to 1969. She was elected to six year terms on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in November 1968 and 1974. In 1976 she won election for a seat on the 8th District Court of Appeals.[1]

In 1981,

Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze.[1]

Krupansky returned to the 8th District Court of Appeals in January 1983, when Governor Rhodes appointed her to a vacant seat. She won election to a six-year term in 1988 and retired in 1995. She also lectured at the Case Western School of Law and was a member of its board of governors. She was selected in 1981 to the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame.[1]

Blanche Krupansky married fellow lawyer Frank W. Vargo April 30, 1960. She died April 14, 2008, at her suburban home in Fairview Park, Ohio.[1][2] Her brother, Robert B. Krupansky, was also a judge.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Blanche Ethel Krupansky". Ohio Supreme Court. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. ^ WTAP archives Archived March 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine