Roxana Arsht Interview

Title

Roxana Arsht Interview

Subject

Honorable Roxana Cannon Arsht

Description

Roxana Cannon Arsht became the first female judge in Delaware in 1971 and continued as the only female judge until her retirement in 1983. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women in 1986. When she became a member of the Delaware bar in 1941, Arsht was the fifth female attorney. Throughout the 1960s, she served as a full-time master in Family Court without pay.

Creator

Bill Frank

Publisher

Jewish Historical Society of Delaware

Date

1971

Rights

May be covered by copyright

Language

English

Type

Sound

Identifier

JHSD-Oral History-1

Interviewer

Bill Frank

Interviewee

Roxana Arsht

Citation

Bill Frank, “Roxana Arsht Interview,” Jewish Historical Society of Delaware Collections, accessed April 25, 2025, https://jhsdelaware.org/collections/digital/items/show/93.