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He may also be considered the first Native American male judge in Texas. [7] Harrel Tillman (1962): [13] First African American male to serve as a municipal court judge in Texas (1964) Carlos Cadena (1940): [14] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Chief Justice of a Texas court (1977) Jerry Birdwell: [15] First openly LGBT male judge in ...
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in each state. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school.
James DeAnda (August 21, 1925 – September 7, 2006) was an American attorney and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, noted for his activities in defense of Hispanic civil rights, particularly as a plaintiff's attorney in Hernandez v.
Pages in category "Lists of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States; References This page was last edited on 16 February 2025, at 02:14 (UTC). Text is ...
Sam Allen Lindsay (born October 16, 1951) [1] is an American attorney who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, with chambers in Dallas, Texas.
Harrel Gordon Tillman Sr. (January 18, 1925 - June 19, 1998) was an actor who became an ordained minister and moved to Houston Texas where he also became a lawyer and judge. He was the first African-American judge in Texas. [1] [2] Tillman was born January 18, 1923, in Wadesboro, North Carolina.
Clemente Ruiz Nazario (1921): [16] First Puerto Rican male appointed as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1952); Juan R. Torruella (1957): [17] First Puerto Rican male appointed as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1984) and to serve as its chief judge (1994)