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Jane Bolin, Pioneering N.Y. Judge, Dies at 98
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2007/01/11 13:56
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Jane Bolin, who was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School and became the nation's first black female judge, has died at age 98. Ms. Bolin was sworn in by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in a surprise ceremony in 1939, becoming the first black female judge in the United States, according to the city's law department. Assigned to the Domestic Relations Court, later renamed Family Court, Ms. Bolin fought racial discrimination from the bench. She worked to end segregation in child placement facilities and the assignment of probation officers based on race. She also helped to create a racially integrated treatment center for delinquent boys. |
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Class action or a representative action is a form of lawsuit in which a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court and/or in which a class of defendants is being sued. This form of collective lawsuit originated in the United States and is still predominantly a U.S. phenomenon, at least the U.S. variant of it. In the United States federal courts, class actions are governed by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule. Since 1938, many states have adopted rules similar to the FRCP. However, some states like California have civil procedure systems which deviate significantly from the federal rules; the California Codes provide for four separate types of class actions. As a result, there are two separate treatises devoted solely to the complex topic of California class actions. Some states, such as Virginia, do not provide for any class actions, while others, such as New York, limit the types of claims that may be brought as class actions. They can construct your law firm a brand new website, lawyer website templates and help you redesign your existing law firm site to secure your place in the internet. |
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