Allen, Florence Ellinwood

Born March 23, 1884, in Salt Lake City, UT
Died September 12, 1966, in Cleveland, OH

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 6, 1934, to a seat vacated by Smith Hickenlooper. Confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 1934, and received commission on March 21, 1934. Served as chief judge, 1958-1959. Assumed senior status on October 5, 1959. Service terminated on September 12, 1966, due to death.

Education:
Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University), B.A., 1904
Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University), M.A., 1908
New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1913

Professional Career:

Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1914-1919
Assistant prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1919-1920
Judge, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1920-1922
Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio, 1922-1934
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958

Bibliography

Allen, Florence Ellinwood. To Do Justly. Cleveland, Ohio: Press of Western Reserve University, 1965.

Cook, Beverly B. "The First Woman Candidate for the Supreme Court - Florence E. Allen." Supreme Court Historical Society Yearbook (1981): 19-35.

Doering, Grace B. “Judge Florence E. Allen of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.” Women Lawyer’s Journal, vol. 25, no. 2 (Jan. 1939): 5-7.

Haskell, Mary, et. al. “Florence Ellinwood Allen, 1884-1966.” Boston Bar Journal, vol. 28, no. 5 (Sep.-Oct. 1984): 15-23.

McNulty, Mary. “Florence Ellinwood Allen.” Syllabus, vol. 40, no. 1 (Fall 2008): 8.

Randolph, Percilla Lawyer. “Florence Allen.” Women Lawyer’s Journal, vol. 19, no. 3 (Winter 1932): 15-17.

Tuve, Jeanette E. First Lady of the Law, Florence Ellinwood Allen. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1984.

Manuscript Collections

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Florence Ellinwood Allen papers, 1907-1965.
4 linear ft. (2,700 items); finding aid; collection contains correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, photos, and other papers.

Radcliffe College
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women
Cambridge, Mass.
Florence Ellinwood Allen papers, 1921-1960.
5 linear ft.; finding aid; collection includes speeches, biographical material, judicial opinions, photos, and articles.

Smith College
Sophia Smith Collection
Northampton, Mass.
Florence Ellinwood Allen papers, 1920-1960.
.5 linear ft.; finding aid; collection contains biographical materials, honors, articles, addresses, correspondence, photographs, and other material relating to Allen's legal career.

Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, Ohio
Florence Ellinwood Allen papers, 1856-1967.
14 ft.; finding aid; collection contains correspondence, diaries, speeches, biographical material, articles, awards, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photos.

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Allen, Florence Ellinwood