Coleman, Mary (1914–2001)
Coleman, Mary (1914–2001)
American judge. Name variations: Mary Stallings Coleman. Born Mary Stallings, June 24, 1914, in Forney, Texas; died Nov 27, 2001, in Ocala, Florida; m. Creighton R. Coleman (Republican politician and judge).
A Republican, served on the probate court (1961–72), where she revised the state's juvenile justice codes; was the 1st woman elected to the Michigan Supreme Court (1972) and the 1st to serve as chief justice (1979–82).
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