Jean murrell capers biography
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Capers, Eugenia "Jean" Marie Murrell Strode
Jean Murrell Capers was born in Zion Hill, KY. Her family moved to Cleveland, OH, when she was a child. Capers was a teacher in the Cleveland schools before becoming an attorney in She was an education graduate of Western Reserve University [now Case Western Reserve University]. She was assistant police prosecutor from until when she became the first African American elected to the Cleveland City Council. The N.C.N.W. recognized her as one of the 10 outstanding women in public service in She was the director and organizer of the Central Welfare Association. Capers later became a Cleveland Municipal Court Judge. In , Capers, at 93 years of age, was the oldest practicing member of the National Bar Association. She received a number of awards, including the Ohio State Bar Association Nettie Cronise Lutes Award. Jean M. Capers was a law graduate of the Cleveland Law School [which merged w
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Jean Murrell Capers
American judge
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Jean Murrell Capers, from a newspaper | |
| Born | January 11, Georgetown, Kentucky |
| Died | July 18, () (aged&#;) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Known&#;for | Jurist, educator |
Eugenia "Jean" Marie Murrell Strode Capers (January 11, [1] – July 18, ) was an American judge, educator, and politician.
Early life
[edit]Born to Dolly Ferguson Murrell and Edward E. Murrell on January 11, , Eugenia "Jean" Marie Murrell Strode Capers was a Kentucky native from Georgetown.[2][3] She was one of fem children.[4] At the age of six, her and her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio due to Edward Murrell's desire for his children to attend an integrated school.[3][4] Dolly Ferguson had her primary schooling in an integrated Ohio school while Edward Murrell was educated in the segregated Kentucky system. The two met at Kentucky's State Normal School for Colored Persons, now Ken
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Jean Murrell Capers turns today, and life is her bucket list: Phillip Morris
Judge Jean Murrell Capers, turning on Wednesday, Jan. 11,
(Phillip Morris / The Plain Dealer)
When Judge Jean Murrell Capers opens her eyes this morning, she will be years old. She plans to början her birthday the way she starts each day: with a prayer of thanks for life. But old prayer warriors get attitudes, too.
The fact that my favorite judge is a praying woman did nothing to stop her from pretending to be angry Tuesday morning when inom stopped by Judson Manor for a visit. It had been a while since I dropped by her retirement home. She wasn't shy about letting me know my absence was unexcused.
"Where have you been, Mr. Morris? A lot has happened in this world since we gods spoke," she said with a smile, but her eyes weren't smiling. She was scolding me. For a moment, she reminded me of my mother, who was also a praying woman. I quickly attempted a juvenile distraction.
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