Missouri appoints first Black woman to serve on state's Supreme Court

Judge Robin Ransom made history this week, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a judge on Missouri's Supreme Court. 

During a Monday news conference, Ransom, who is only the third African American judge to serve on the state's Supreme Court, reflected on the historic appointment.  "As the daughter of a fireman, who worked and lived in a segregated engine house when he worked for the fire department, this is a very happy day for my mom, myself and my entire family," Ransom said. "I'm just very sorry that my father, who passed in 2007, did not live to see this day, but I know he's looking down and he's honored."