List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Ohio

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Ohio. 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 Mercer Langston (1854):[1] First African American male lawyer in Ohio
  • Perry B. Jackson (1922):[2][3] First African American male judge in Ohio (1942)
  • George Washington White (1955):[4] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1980) and to serve as its Chief Judge (1995)
  • Nathaniel R. Jones (1957):[5] First African American male appointed as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio (1962). He would later become a judge.
  • Joseph Flores (1964):[6][7][8] Reputed to be the first Latino American male elected judge in Ohio (1981)
  • Robert Morton Duncan (1952):[9] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1969), as well as the first Judge of the U.S. Court of Military Appeals (1971)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Robert A. Pinn (1879):[10][11] First African American lawyer in Massillon County, Ohio and Stark County, Ohio[12]
  • Moses H. Jones:[13][14] First African American male lawyer in Dayton, Ohio Montgomery County, Ohio
  • Joseph D. Roulhac:[15] First African American male judge in Akron, Ohio (Summit County, Ohio; 1967). He was also the first African American Assistant Summit County Prosecutor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "John Mercer Langston". www.oberlin.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. ↑ Smith, Jessie Carney (2012-12-01). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578594252.
  3. ↑ "Jackson, Perry B." Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  4. ↑ "George W. White led U.S. District Court: news obituary". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ↑ Congressional Record, V. 147, Pt. 15, October 25, 2001 to November 7, 2001. Government Printing Office.
  6. ↑ "Congressional Record". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  7. ↑ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  8. ↑ "Judge was revered member of Hispanic community". The Blade. 2003-10-18. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  9. ↑ "Robert Morton Duncan". www.supremecourt.ohio.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  10. ↑ WebAlive. "Today in Black History, 3/1/2013". Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  11. ↑ Knapp, Amy L. "Black History Month: Honoring Massillon notables". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  12. ↑ "Black History: Underground Railroad & Anti-Slavery". Massillon Museum. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  13. ↑ "The Dayton Foundation: Black History Month: 5 Innovative Figures of the African-American Community Fund". www.daytonfoundation.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  14. ↑ "About AACF – African-American Community Fund (AACF)". aacfdayton.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  15. ↑ bjstaff. "First black judge in Akron served on bench for 20 years". www.ohio.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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