Genevieve R. Cline

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Genevieve R. Cline
United States Customs Court
In office
May 26, 1928 – March 1, 1953
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byWilliam C. Adamson
Succeeded byMary H. Donlon
Personal details
Born
Genevieve Rose Cline

(1877-07-27)July 27, 1877
Baldwin Wallace College (LL.B.
)

Genevieve Rose Cline (July 27, 1877 – October 25, 1959) was a

Article I
federal judge.

Education and career

Born on July 27, 1877, in

Baldwin Wallace College, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree in 1921.[1] During the 1910s, Cline served as President of the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs for six years, and was Chairman of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs for two years.[2] She entered private practice in Cleveland, Ohio from 1921 to 1928.[1] She was an appraiser of merchandise for the United States Department of the Treasury in Cleveland from 1922 to 1928,[1] becoming the first women to hold such a post.[2]

Federal judicial service

Cline was nominated by President

Article I federal judge.[5] Her service terminated on March 1, 1953, due to her retirement.[1] She was succeeded by Judge Mary H. Donlon.[1]

Death

Cline died on October 25, 1959, in Cleveland.[1]

Painting

A painting of Cline is included in a group mural at the Student Services area of

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.[6]

Bibliography

  • "Erie County Federation." Sandusky (OH) Star-Journal, June 22, 1921, p. 4.
  • "Genevieve Cline Opposed for Customs Judge." Portsmouth (OH) Daily Times, May 16, 1928, p. 5.
  • Norma H. Goodhue. "No Gender in Law, Says Woman Judge." Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1949, p. C1.
  • "Legal Profession." San Antonio (TX) Light, March 12, 1933, p. 27.
  • Kathleen McLaughlin. "Senior Woman Federal Judge Authority on Customs Cases." New York Times, January 28, 1940, p. D6.
  • "Mme. Walska Wins Fight for Rights of Wives." New York Times, January 17, 1930, p. 1.
  • "Ocean Travelers." New York Times, December 20, 1940, p. 31.
  • "Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs." Sandusky (OH) Star-Journal, May 8, 1920, p. 8.
  • Patricia Rood. "Important Legislation." Sandusky (OH) Star-Journal, March 3, 1917, p. 5.
  • Patricia Rood. "The Northeast District Meetings." Sandusky (OH) Star-Journal, February 24, 1917, p. 8.
  • "What Ohio Club Women Are Doing." Newark (OH) Daily Advocate, December 9, 1916, p. 5.
  • "Woman Federal Judge to Hear Walska Women's Rights Case." New York Times, October 31, 1928, p. 7.
  • "Woman Takes Oath as Customs Judge." New York Times, June 7, 1928, p. 28.
  • "Women Leaders Will Speak Here." Sandusky (OH) Star-Journal, April 12, 1920, p. 8.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Genevieve Rose Cline at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ a b Genevieve R. Cline, brief biography; retrieved 2008-06-15.
  3. ^ "The Coolidge Week", Time, May 14, 1928
  4. ISBN 0873384288
    )
  5. ISBN 084769805X
    )
  6. ^ Cleveland-Marshall College of Law art collection Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2008-06-15.

External links

Sources

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1928–1953 		Succeeded by
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