List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Michigan

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

  • John C. McLeod (1870):[1][2] First African American male lawyer in Michigan
  • Charles W. Jones:[3][4][5] First African American male judge in Michigan (1950)
  • Michael Berry (1950):[6][7] First Arab American and Muslim American male lawyer in Michigan
  • Otis M. Smith (1950):[8] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1961)
  • Harry T. Edwards (1965):[9] First African American male to teach at University of Michigan Law School (1970). He would later become a judge.
  • Richard H. Bernstein (1999):[10][11] First blind male elected as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (2014)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Oscar W. Baker:[12][13] First African American male lawyer in Bay City, Michigan [Bay County, Michigan]
  • Stuart Dunnings Jr. (1950):[14][15] First African American male lawyer in Lansing, Michigan [Ingham County, Clinton County, and Eaton County]
  • Oliver Green:[16] First African American male lawyer in Pontiac, Michigan [Oakland County, Michigan]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
  2. ↑ The Michigan Bar Journal. State Bar of Michigan. 1994.
  3. ↑ Gavrilovich, Peter; McGraw, Bill (2006). The Detroit Almanac: 300 Years of Life in the Motor City. Detroit Free Press. ISBN 9780937247488.
  4. ↑ National Bar Association Magazine. The Association. 1989.
  5. ↑ Littlejohn, Edward J.; Hobson, Donald L. (1987). Black Lawyers, Law Practice, and Bar Associations--1844 to 1970: A Michigan History. Wolverine Bar Association.
  6. ↑ "Michigan's first Muslim lawyer, Michael Berry of Dearborn, dies at 95". MLive.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Arab-American pioneer Michael Berry dies | Times-Herald and Sunday Times Newspapers". downriversundaytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  8. ↑ Levin, Doron P. (1994-06-30). "Otis Smith, 72, G.M. Executive And Ex-Justice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  9. ↑ WeedyGarden.net, Erik Runyon |. "Hon. Harry T. Edwards | UCI Law". www.law.uci.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  10. ↑ "Justice Richard Bernstein". courts.mi.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  11. ↑ "Blind Judge Makes History, Joins Michigan's Supreme Court". Huffington Post. 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  12. ↑ Kusmierz, Marvin. "Heritage: Oscar W. Baker / Bay-Journal". bay-journal.com. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  13. ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (1968-07-18). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
  14. ↑ "Stuart Dunnings III loses law license". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  15. ↑ "Stuart J. Dunnings Jr.'s Obituary on Lansing State Journal". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  16. ↑ "Other facts, Pontiac Black History 1820 1969click here for Pontiac Black History 1969 to Today 1820 Federal Census of Oakland County listed family of Mr". www.pontiac.mi.us. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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