California's First Female Black Judge Dies at 96
by Associated Press
The first female black judge in California and one of the longest-serving jurists in state history has died at the age of 96, her family said Monday.
Vaino Spencer died of natural causes in her sleep at her Los Angeles home on Oct. 25, said her niece, Fatimah Gilliam.
Spencer served 46 years on the bench. She was appointed to Los Angeles municipal court in 1961 and served on the Superior Court and state appeals court before retiring in 2007.
Gilliam described her aunt as "a trailblazer and a self-made woman in an era when there were few opportunities for women and people of color."
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