Jane Bolin became the first Black woman to break down many barriers during her life. However, the title for which she holds the most recognition is that of the first Black woman judge in the country.

"I stand on the shoulders of many who have come before me," Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson declared in her opening statement at her confirmation hearing to potentially become the first Black woman ...

Her standing in Poughkeepsie : family lineage and legacy -- On her own : the years at Wellesley and Yale -- Politics of preparation : the making of the nation's first African American woman judge -- ...

On February 28, the Black Law Students Association hosted a Black History Month Closing Celebration, commemorating Judge Jane M. Bolin ’31, the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School and ...

Born and raised in Poughkeepsie, but with a career in the five boroughs of New York City, Jane Matilda Bolin (1908–2007) is best known for a particular “first” of groundbreaking magnitude. She holds ...

The struggle for inclusion and diversity in politics has ensued for decades, but for the first time in U.S. history, the rising political power of black women took center stage in the 2018 election.

UPDATE: This original report from Feb. 18 has been updated to reflect the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday, Feb. 25. President Joe Biden on Friday announced his nomination of Ketanji ...