Background
Hughes, Sarah Tilghman was born on August 2, 1896 in Baltimore. Daughter of James Cooke and Elizabeth (Haughton) Tilghman.
Hughes, Sarah Tilghman was born on August 2, 1896 in Baltimore. Daughter of James Cooke and Elizabeth (Haughton) Tilghman.
Bachelor of Arts, Goucher College, 1917, Doctor of Laws, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1922, Doctor of Laws, 1977. Doctor of Laws, Southern Methodist University, Indiana State University, 1967, Wesleyan College, 1969, Mary Hardin-Baylor College, 1974.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Clarkson College, 1975.
Bar: Texas 1922. Teacher Salem Academy and College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1917-1919. Police woman Metropolitan Police Department Washington, 1919-1922. Practiced in, Dallas, 1922-1935.
Member Texas Legislature, 1931-1935.
Judge 14th District Court of Texas, 1935-1961. Judge The United States of America District Court, Northern District Texas, 1961-1985, senior judge.
Active National Federation Business and Professional Women's Clubs, 1931-1984, 1st. vice president, 1948-1950, president, 1950-1952. Vice president International Federation Business and Professional Women, 1953-1959.
Past trustee Goucher College, Bishop College.
Member State Bar of Texas, American, Dallas bar associations, American Judicature Society, National Association Women Lawyers, American Association of University Women, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Kappa Beta Pi, Delta Gamma, Delta Kappa Gamma (honorary).
Married George East. Hughes, March 13, 1922.