Burnita S. Matthews Dies at 93; First Woman on U.S. Trial Courts (Still Image)

Burnita S. Matthews Dies at 93; First Woman on U.S. Trial Courts

Linda Greenhouse

1988-04-28

Newspaper article from the New York Times

After being a strong campaigner for women's rights, Burnita became the first woman to serve as a Federal district judge in 1949. Burnita ruled over a number of major trials including the 1957 James R. Hoffa bribery trial.

microfilm box New York Times April 21-30, 1988