Sylvia Pressler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sylvia Pressler

American judge

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1934

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 15-Feb-2010

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sylvia Pressler (April 10, 1934 – February 15, 2010) was an American judge who served in a number of positions within the New Jersey judicial system.
She is best known for deciding a landmark 1973 case which allowed girls to compete in Little League baseball in New Jersey, and which resulted in the organization changing its charter to allow girls to play in its league nationally.
Pressler served as the Chief Judge of the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court for five years.
Prior to this she was the Presiding Judge for 15 years.
She officially retired from the bench in 2004.
A graduate of Rutgers School of Law–Newark at a time when the legal profession was still dominated by men, Judge Pressler was the second woman to sit on the appellate division in New Jersey, and was one of the first women to clerk for an appellate division judge.