Rachel E. Pruden-Herndon
Rachel E. Pruden-Herndon | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Rachel Elizabeth Pruden February 12, 1898 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1979 (aged 80) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Atlanta University |
| Occupation | Judge, attorney |
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Rachel Elizabeth Pruden-Herndon (February 12, 1898 – January 10, 1979) was an American attorney who became the first African-American woman to be admitted to the State Bar of Georgia on December 27, 1942. In 1956, she became the first African-American woman from Georgia admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. She was later appointed as a municipal court judge in 1965.