Sarah T. Hughes

Sarah Hughes
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 (1896-08-02)August 2, 1896 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	April 23, 1985(1985-04-23) (aged 88) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Goucher College (BA) George Washington University (LLB)

Sarah Tilghman Hughes (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 John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. She is the first and only 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.^[1][2]