Complex sentence: Theresa Meikle (August 4,1893--August 7,1967) became the presiding judge of San Francisco County Superior Court in 1955, the first woman elected to such a position in any major American city.
Split into simpler sentences: Theresa Meikle (August 4,1893--August 7,1967) was an American judge based out of San Francisco County Superior Court. In 1955, she was elected to that post and became the first woman elected to such a position in any major American city.