| Rachel E. Pruden-Herndon | |
| Birth Name: | Rachel Elizabeth Pruden |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Judge, attorney |
| Alma Mater: | Atlanta University |
| Party: | Democratic |
Rachel Elizabeth Pruden-Herndon (February 12, 1898 – January 10, 1979) was an American attorney who became the first African-American woman to be admitted to the State Bar of Georgia on December 27, 1942.[1] In 1956, she became the first African-American woman from Georgia admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.[2] She was later appointed as a municipal court judge in 1965.
Rachel Elizabeth Pruden was born on February 12, 1898, in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] She attended Atlanta Public Schools, and graduated from Atlanta University. She studied law under attorney A. T. Walden, while working as his secretary.[4]