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Today let's celebrate the Life and Work of Vivian T. Miller longtime Clerk of Quarter Sessions in Philadelphia
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As I think back on the life of the late Vivian T. Miller, I think about an African American queen from Philadelphia who was small in stature and size but could throw a powerful political punch when needed.
Vivian Miller was one of those African American women "first." She was the first and only Black woman elected to the position of Philadelphia Clerk of Quarter Sessions, first elected in 1987. She held that position in the court system for five consecutive four-year terms. She retired in 2010 after Mayor Michael Nutter abolished the Clerk of Quarter Sessions position, which was a long-standing row office in Philadelphia.
At the time when the office was demolished, the duties of her office were shifted to the Philadelphia County court system.
This story is from the ScoopDigital, Vol. 5, No. 4 edition of Scoop USA Newspaper.
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