[2][3][4] Judson was born in Michigan but lived in various cities throughout her life, including San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Grand Rapids, and St. Louis.
In 1916, she moved to New York and joined the editorial staff of The Smart Set as an editor.
She also contributed to The Sun's Sunday supplement, the Ladies Home Journal, and Harper's Bazaar.
[1] Judson's fiction work included short stories and novels in both single publication and serial forms.
Two of her novels were made into films, The Beckoning Roads and Social Briars,[5] shortly after their publication.