Remembering the legacy of Jane Bolin - America's first Black woman judge Here are 10 quotes on the birth anniversary of Jane Bolin, the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School and to become a judge in the US. 0 claps Share on Jane Bolin has shattered many glass ceilings as a woman of colour in the US. In 1939, she became the first black woman judge in the country when she was sworn into the bench of the New York City Domestic Relations Court and remained as the only black female judge for the next 20 years. An ardent supporter of children’s rights and education, Jane was also the