List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Maryland

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Maryland. 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

  • Harry A. Cole (1949):[1] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (1977)
  • John R. Hargrove Sr. (1950):[2] First African American male appointed as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland (1957) and the Administrative Judge of the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City (1971)
  • Joseph C. Howard Sr. (1955):[3] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (1979)
  • Robert M. Bell (1969):[4] First African American male appointed as the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals (1996)
  • Eric J. Nee (1987):[5][6] First Chinese American male judge in Maryland (2014)
  • Theodore D. Chuang (1994):[7][8][9] First Asian American appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He is considered the first Asian American male judge to sit on the federal bench in Maryland's history.

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Everett Waring (1885):[10] First African American male lawyer admitted to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore on October 10, 1885
  • George L. Russell Jr. (1954):[11] First African American male appointed as a City Solicitor and Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland
  • Brian G. Kim:[12] First Asian American male judge in Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Alexander Wiliiams Jr. (1973):[13] First African American male elected as the State's Attorney in Prince George's County, Maryland. He would later become a district court judge.
  • Gerald Purnell:[14] First African American male lawyer in Berlin, Maryland Worcester County, Maryland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Cole Dies". Washington Post. 1999-02-16. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  2. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (1984-02-27). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Howard dies, pioneer black judge". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ↑ Sun, Jean Marbella and Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore. "Chief judge of Maryland Court of Appeals retiring". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Judge makes history in Maryland|Top News|chinadaily.com.cn". usa.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. ↑ "Eric J. Nee, Maryland District Court Judge". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Congressional Record, Volume 162 Issue 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)". www.gpo.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Nominations Of George Hazel And Theodore Chuang | U.S. Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland". www.cardin.senate.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  9. ↑ "CAPAC Lauds Confirmation of Theodore David Chuang to U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)". capac-chu.house.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  10. ↑ David S. Bogen, The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment: Reflections from the Admission of Maryland's First Black Attorneys, 44 Md. L. Rev. 939-1046 (1986).
  11. ↑ "George L. Russell, MSA SC 3520-11548". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  12. ↑ Association, Community Contributor American Osteopathic. "American Osteopathic Association Taps Veteran Attorney to Lead Accreditation of Osteopathic Medical Schools". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  13. ↑ Focus. Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. 1994.
  14. ↑ BONNER, ALICE (1982-05-26). "Antioch's Tradition Lawyers for The Needy". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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