Blanche Ethel Krupansky | |
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| Ohio Supreme Court Associate Justice | |
| In office September 1, 1981 – January 10, 1983 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Rhodes |
| Preceded by | Paul W. Brown |
| Succeeded by | James Celebrezze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1925-12-10)December 10, 1925 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | April 14, 2008(2008-04-14) (aged 82) Fairview Park, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Frank W. Vargo |
| Relations | brother -Robert B. Krupansky |
| Alma mater | Flora Stone Mather College Case Western Reserve University School of Law |
Blanche Ethel Krupansky (December 10, 1925 – April 14, 2008) was aCleveland, Ohio, United States judge who became the second woman to sit on theOhio Supreme Court when she was appointed in 1981.
Blanche Krupansky was born inCleveland, Ohio, on December 10, 1925, to Frank and Ann Krupansky. She attended public schools and graduated fromFlora Stone Mather College in Cleveland in 1947, and theCase Western Reserve University School of Law in 1948.[1] She began private practice in 1949, and also served as assistant Attorney General during the term ofOhio Attorney GeneralC. William O'Neill, and was assistant chief counsel to theOhio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.[1]
Krupansky served on theCleveland Municipal Court from 1961 to 1969. She was elected to six year terms on theCuyahoga CountyCourt of Common Pleas in November 1968 and 1974. In 1976 she won election for a seat on the8th District Court of Appeals.[1]
In 1981,Paul W. Brown resigned from theOhio Supreme Court, and Krupansky interviewed withGovernorJames A. Rhodes and a group ofRepublicans. Rhodes appointed her effective September 1, 1981. She was the second woman to sit on the high court, afterFlorence E. Allen in the 1920s and 1930s. Krupansky had to run for election for the remainder of Brown's term in November 1982, and lost to DemocratJames Celebrezze, brother of theChief JusticeFrank Celebrezze.[1]
Krupansky returned to the 8th District Court of Appeals in January 1983, when Governor Rhodes appointed her to a vacant seat. She won election to a six-year term in 1988 and retired in 1995. She also lectured at the Case Western School of Law and was a member of its board of governors. She was selected in 1981 to theOhio Women's Hall of Fame.[1]
Blanche Krupansky married fellow lawyer Frank W. Vargo April 30, 1960. She died on April 14, 2008 at her suburban home inFairview Park, Ohio.[1][2] Her brother,Robert B. Krupansky, was also a judge.[1]