page_title: Burnita Shelton Matthews
hierarchical_section_title: Burnita Shelton Matthews
caption_attribution_description: English: Burnita Shelton Matthews, first woman to serve on a U.S. district court
context_page_description: Burnita Shelton Matthews was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was the first woman appointed to serve on a United States District Court.
context_section_description: Burnita Shelton Matthews (December 28, 1894 – April 25, 1988) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was the first woman appointed to serve on a United States District Court.
caption: Burnita Shelton Matthews in 1925
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