Shirley Hufstedler | |
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.jpg) Hufstedler in 1980 | |
| 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 – November 30, 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Boochever |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Ann Mount August 24, 1925 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2016 (aged 90) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Seth Hufstedler (m. 1949) |
| Education | University of New Mexico (BBA) Stanford University (LLB) |
Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler (August 24, 1925 – March 30, 2016) was an American attorney and judge who served as the first United States Secretary of Education from 1979 to 1981. She previously served as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1968 to 1979.
At the time of her presidential cabinet appointment under President Jimmy Carter, she was the highest ranking-woman in the U.S. federal judiciary.