List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Minnesota

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

  • Fredrick McGee (1889):[1] First African American male lawyer in Minnesota
  • L. Howard Bennett:[2][3] First African American male judge in Minnesota (1957)
  • Michael J. Davis (1972):[4] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (1994) and its Chief Judge (2008)
  • Alan Page (1978):[5] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1993)
  • Robert A. Blaeser (1979):[6][7] First Native American (Anishinaabe from the White Earth Band of Ojibwe) male judge in Minnesota (1995)
  • Keith Ellison (1990):[8][9] First African American male elected to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota (2006)
  • Tony N. Leung:[10][11][12] First Asian American male judge and federal court judge in Minnesota (1994)
  • John C. Choi (1995):[13][14][15] First Korean American male County Attorney in Minnesota (2011)
  • Peter Reyes Jr. (1997):[5] First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals (2014)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • William R. Morris (c. 1889):[16] First African American male lawyer in Minneapolis, Minnesota Hennipin County, Minnesota

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. ↑ "Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 6, 1970 · Page 20". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  3. ↑ The University of Chicago Magazine. University of Chicago, Alumni Association. 1993.
  4. ↑ Hoppe, Lousene M. "Judicial Profile: Hon. Michael J. Davis - Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 "Dayton's appointments increase diversity among Minnesota judges". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Minnesota's first Native American judge on the Supreme Court". Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  7. ↑ "Trailblazing judge retires after 17 years". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  8. ↑ "First Muslim elected to Congress". msnbc.com. 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  9. ↑ Boorstein, Michelle (2012-10-04). "Conversations: Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, discusses the current crisis in Libya and Muslims in America". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  10. ↑ "Exhibit, Film Explore the "Asian Pacific Legal Experience in America" | Asian American Press". aapress.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  11. ↑ Ahern, Will. "Guest lecture: Judge Tony Leung on civics | China Insight". chinainsight.info. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  12. ↑ "Leung named to federal bench". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  13. ↑ "Hamline Alumnus John Choi is First Korean-American County Attorney in the US". www.hamline.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  14. ↑ "Choi is 1st Korean-American county attorney in US". Twin Cities. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  15. ↑ "Choi Is 1st Korean-American County Attorney In US". AM 1240 WJON. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  16. ↑ "Morris, William R. · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
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