Background
Krupansky, Blanche Ethel was born on December 10, 1925 in Cleveland. Daughter of Frank and Anna Krupansky.
Krupansky, Blanche Ethel was born on December 10, 1925 in Cleveland. Daughter of Frank and Anna Krupansky.
She attended public schools and graduated from Flora Stone Mather College in Cleveland in 1947, and the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1948.
She began private practice in 1949, and also served as assistant Attorney General during the term of Ohio Attorney General C. William O"Neill, and was assistant chief counsel to the Ohio Bureau of Workers" Compensation. served on the Cleveland Municipal Court from 1961 to 1969. She was elected to six year terms on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in November 1968 and 1974. In 1981, Paul West. Brown resigned from the Ohio Supreme Court, and interviewed with Governor James A. Rhodes and a group of Republicans.
Rhodes appointed her effective September 1, 1981.
She was the second woman to sit on the high court, after Florence East. Allen in the 1920s and 1930s. had to run for election for the remainder of Brown"s term in November 1982, and lost to Democrat James Celebrezze, brother of the Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze. returned to the 8th District Court of Appeals in January 1983, when Governor Rhodes appointed her to a vacant seat. She was selected in 1981 to the Ohio Women"s Hall of Fame.
Blanche married fellow lawyer Frank West. Vargo April 30, 1960. She died April 14, 2008 at her suburban home in Fairview Park, Ohio.
Her brother, Robert B., was also a judge.
Member advisory committee Akron State University, 1982—1985, member visiting committee, 1982—1986. Member National Association Women Lawyers, National Association Women Judges, Ohio Bar Association (Cronise Lutes award 1997), Bar Association Greater Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Cleveland Women Lawyers, League of Women Voters, Ohio Centers of Appeals Association, Ohio Association Attorneys General, Ohio Appellate Judges Association, Society of Benchers (chair 1994-1995), Sons of the American Revolution (Silver Medal award 1995). Club: Woman's City (Woman of Achievement award 1981) (Cleveland).
Married Frank W. Vargo, April 30, 1960.