Shirley Hufstedler

Shirley Hufstedler
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 (1925-08-24)August 24, 1925 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 30, 2016(2016-03-30) (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.