Obituaries
Nov. 4, 2016
Justice Vaino H. Spencer 1920-2016
California's first female African American judge dies of natural causes at 96.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The legal community is mourning the death of a seminal figure in California history, Justice Vaino H. Spencer, who died Oct. 25 of natural causes. She was 96.
In addition to being the first African American woman to serve on the bench in the state, and the third in the country, Spencer went on to become a state appellate justice, founded the National Association of Women...
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