Women in Congress. Since 1917, when Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, a total of 325 women have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators.
Definition of venue. 1  1a : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held requested a change of venueb : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arisesc : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority.
Although there are a number of bases upon which the venue in a particular case may rest, the general rule is that a court may only hear cases which arise within its geographical area. Venue is commonly referred to as territorial jurisdiction. THE VENUE COVERED BY ASHTABULA COUNTY COURT, WESTERN AREA CONSISTS OF: