Sarah T. Hughes
Sarah Hughes | |
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Hughes in 1972 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| In office August 4, 1975 – April 23, 1985 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| In office October 5, 1961 – August 4, 1975 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Higginbotham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Augusta Tilghman August 2, 1896 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1985 (aged 88) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
George E. Hughes
(m. 1922; died 1964) |
| Education | Goucher College (BA) George Washington University (LLB) |
Sarah Tilghman Hughes (born Sarah Augusta Tilghman; August 2, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was an American lawyer and federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is best known as the judge who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on Air Force One after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. She is the first woman to have sworn in a US President. The photo depicting Hughes administering the oath of office to Johnson is widely viewed as the most famous photo ever taken aboard Air Force One.