McGee Brown earned her law degree at Ohio State University in 1985 at the same time her mother was earning her college degree. She then went on to become a high-ranking state government lawyer and law firm partner. Then she was the first black woman to be elected a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge, recounts a state judicial system press release.
Now, at age 50, she is about to be appointed by Gov. Ted Strickland to a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court, where she will be the first black woman ever to serve on that bench. However, her planned elevation, which the outgoing governor announced today will be one of his last acts before leaving office in January, will create an unusual 4-3 female majority on the court, the Toledo Blade reported. Read the full story at ABA Journal.