American judge and Secretary of Education (1925-2016) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shirley Mount Hufstedler (August 24, 1925 – March 30, 2016) was United States Secretary of Education under President Jimmy Carter. She was born in Denver, Colorado.
Shirley Hufstedler | |
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1st United States Secretary of Education | |
In office November 30, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Patricia Harris (Health, Education, and Welfare) |
Succeeded by | Terrel Bell |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office September 12, 1968 – December 5, 1979 | |
Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Seat established by 82 Stat. 184 |
Succeeded by | Robert Boochever |
Personal details | |
Born | Shirley Ann Mount August 24, 1925 Denver, Colorado |
Died | March 30, 2016 90) Glendale, California | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of New Mexico (B.B.A.) Stanford Law School (LL.B.) |
In 1966, she was appointed Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal. President Lyndon Johnson appointed her Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1968. She served for eleven years before President Jimmy Carter appointed her U.S. Secretary of Education.
Hufstedler was considered to be a candidate for the Supreme Court if a vacancy had occurred under a Jimmy Carter Presidency.[1]
On March 30, 2016, Hufstedler died in Glendale, California from cerebrovascular disease at the age of 90.[2][3]
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