Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is scheduled for execution on Jan. 12. Credit: AP FILE - This undated file image provided by Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery shows Lisa Montgomery. (Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery via AP) Author: MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Published: 3:52 PM CST January 1, 2021 Updated: 3:52 PM CST January 1, 2021 WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The ruling, handed down Friday by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, concluded that a lower court judge erred when he vacated Lisa Montgomery’s execution date in an order last week.