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Women make in-roads on Ohio Supreme Court
In the 207-year history of the Ohio Supreme Court, only seven of the 151 justices have been women, the court noted on Monday, March 1, the beginning of National Women’s History Month.
Florence E. Allen was the first, serving from 1923 to 1934. A second woman didn’t sit on the bench until it wasn’t until Blanche Krupansky joined the bench in 1981. Alice Robie Resnick became the third in 1989 and now the seven-member court has three female justices: Maureen O’Connor, Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Judith Lanzinger.
Despite the recent in-roads for women, less than 5 percent of the Ohio Supreme Court justices since 1803 have been female. At least it’s a better record than the U.S. Supreme Court which has had only three female justices since its inception in 1790.
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By smoke & mirrors
March 1, 2010 12:26 PM | Link to this
Maybe theDOJ should get involved like it does with all the police departments!
By Dave
March 1, 2010 12:26 PM | Link to this
It is especially significant since these women did not get to the Supreme Court by anyone determined to help the gender balance. They were elected by folks who thought they were the best candidates available.