List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Louisiana

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Louisiana. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history

  • C. Clay Morgan (1860):[1] First African American male lawyer in Louisiana
  • Ernest Nathan Morial:[2] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal (1970). He was also the first African American mayor and judge in New Orleans Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
  • Freddie Pitcher (1973):[3][4] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District (1987). He was also the first African American male judge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • Ralph E. Tyson (1973):[5] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (particularly Baton Rouge, Louisiana; 1998)
  • Ivan L.R. Lemelle (1974):[6] First African American male to serve as the United States Magistrate of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1984)
  • Revius Ortique Jr.:[7][8] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1992)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Okla Jones II (1971):[9] First African American male to serve as the City Attorney for the City of New Orleans, Louisiana (Orleans Parish, 1986). He would later become a district court judge.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Emanuel, Rachel L. "History: Black Lawyers in Louisiana Prior to 1950" (PDF). Diversity in the Legal Profession. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Smith, Jessie Carney (2012-12-01). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578594252.
  3. ↑ "A Resolution Honoring Hon. Freddie Pitcher, Jr. for his many years of service as Chancellor of Southern University Law Center and to the Legal Profession of the State of Louisiana" (PDF). Louisiana State Bar Association. 2015.
  4. ↑ "Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr. – CLEO Judges Hall of Fame". cleoinc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  5. ↑ "Judge Ralph E. Tyson Honored as 2009 Distinguished Alumnus | LSU Law – News". www.law.lsu.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Diversity Trailblazers | Eastern District of Louisiana | United States District Court". www.laed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ↑ "Justice Ortique dies". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  8. ↑ Flucker, Turry (2012-09-18). African Americans of New Orleans. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439622414.
  9. ↑ "Okla Jones II | Eastern District of Louisiana | United States District Court". www.laed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
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