Former Hancock County Probate Judge Edith Jacqueline Ingram Grant in 1969. Grant became the first black probate judge in U. S. history and the first black female judge in the history of Georgia.
Edith Jacqueline Ingram Grant, who served as Hancock County’s probate judge for 36 years, was also Georgia's first black female judge.
June 09, 2020 at 02:39 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Daily Report Online
Heralded as a trailblazer, the nation’s first African American probate judge died quietly in her hometown of Sparta, Georgia, Friday, more than 51 years after her historic election, according to the state Council of Probate Judges.
Edith Jacqueline Ingram Grant, who served as Hancock County’s probate judge for 36 years, was also the state’s first black female judge, according to council Executive Director Kevin Holder. She was 78.
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