america. born in 1908 in new york state, she was the first black woman to graduate from yale law school,meschool, the first to join the new york city bar. she was sworn in as a judge in 1939 when just 31 years old. she served in family court for 40 years and advocated for civil rights for children and for education. she served on boards for the naacp, national urban league, and child welfare league. bolin didn't stop serving when she retired at age 70. she volunteered as a reading instructor in public schools. she died in 2007 at the age of 98. if you have a monumental american, tweet us @velshiruhle. thank you for watching. i'm ali velshi. i'll see you back at 3:00 eastern. right now i have the pleasure of introducing andrea mitchell