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Burnita Shelton Matthews (December 28, 1894 – April 25, 1988) was a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. From Copiah County, Mississippi, she was the first woman appointed to serve on a U.S. district court.〔(Milestones of Federal Judicial Service ), ''Federal Judicial Center''.〕 ==Early life and education== Burnita Shelton was born near Hazlehurst, Mississippi on December 28, 1894. Her father was a planter and chancery court judge. She had a brother. After attending local schools, she went to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, as her father wanted her to be able to support herself by teaching music. Her brother was sent to law school. During World War I, she moved to Washington, DC, took the civil service exam, and gained a position at the Veterans Administration. In 1917 she enrolled in the night school of the National University Law School (today the George Washington University Law School). She earned her degree and passed the District of Columbia bar in 1920. She married lawyer Percy A. Matthews.
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