Title

McCartney, Leah Brock

Description

Judge Leah Brock McCartney (1911-1984) was the first woman to serve as a Municipal Judge in the State of Missouri. She began her career as an educator before receiving her law degree from George Washington University in 1954. She was active in church affairs at the First United Methodist Church in Kinloch, Missouri. After becoming concerned about the crime rate in Kinloch, she ran for election as Judge of the city and won in 1973. She was married to Reverend Victor A. McCartney. This portrait is part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Collection, which documents the exhibit ""Career Achievements Among Black Women in St. Louis, Missouri"" in 1974.

Creator

Unidentified

Subject

St. Louis Black American History

Black American Career Achievements

Divine Nine Sororities

Judge Leah Brock McCartney

Municipal Judge

St. Louis History

Rights

In copyright - rightholders unidentifiable

Date

1974

Format

.jpg

Identifier

S0101_06

Medium

Color 8x10 photographic print, safety film negative

Source

State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis, Alpha Kappa Alpha: Career Achievements Among Black Women in St. Louis, Missouri collection