Judge reinstates execution of federal death row's only female inmate: Murderer who strangled woman to death and cut her baby from her womb will be put to death on January 12 Federal appeals court gives the greenlight for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before Joe Biden takes office Convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery's execution was scheduled for December 8 but was then put back until January 12 after her lawyers fell ill with COVID-19 U.S. District Court Judge ruled the DOJ unlawfully resheduled Montgomery's execution and vacated an order for her to be put to death on January 12