- Collection:
- Bob Simms Collection
- Title:
- Leah A. Simms at her investiture ceremony
- Creator:
- Rimkus, Joe
- Publisher:
- Miami News
- Date of Original:
- 1982-01-29
- Subject:
- African American judges--Florida--Miami
- People:
- Simms, Leah A., 1949-
- Location:
- United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miami, 25.77427, -80.19366
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- On verso: "Miami news photograph by Joe Rimkus"; Leah A. Simms, daughter of Aubrey Watkins Simms and Bob Simms, was the first African American woman to serve as a judge in the state of Florida. She was appointed in 1981 by Governor Bob Graham and elected to office in 1982
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/cdm/ref/collection/asm0650/id/238
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/iiif/info/asm0650/238/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the creator. For additional information, please visit: https://digitalcollections.library.miami.edu/digital/custom/copyright-guidelines
- Extent:
- 1 b&w photograph
8 x 10 inches - Original Collection:
- Bob Simms Collection
ASM0650 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Miami. Library. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
Leah A. Simms at her investiture ceremony
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