List of first minority male lawyers and judges in New Mexico

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

  • Fred Simms (c. 1880s):[1] First African American male lawyer in New Mexico
  • George W. Malone (1914):[1][2][3] First African American male admitted to practice before the New Mexico Supreme Court
  • Antonio Barreiro (c. 1932):[4] First Mexican male admitted to practice law in New Mexico
  • Santiago E. Campos (1953):[5] First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (1978)
  • Tommy Jewell (1979):[6][7] First African American male judge in New Mexico (1984)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
  2. ↑ Hornsby, Alton (2011-01-01). Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313341120.
  3. ↑ "Desert Exposure February 2014 Early African-Americans in New Mexico". www.desertexposure.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. ↑ Raines, Lester Courtney (1935-01-01). More New Mexico writers and writings. Dept. of English and speech, New Mexico normal university.
  5. ↑ Congressional Record, V. 148, Pt. 14, October 2, 2002 to October 9, 2002. Government Printing Office.
  6. ↑ Salzman, Jack; Smith, David L.; West, Cornel (1996). Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Macmillan Library Reference. ISBN 9780028973661.
  7. ↑ Congress, U. S. (2010). Congressional Record, V. 151, PT. 17, October 7 to 26, 2005. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160848254.
  8. ↑ "Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 11, 1976 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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