List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Wisconsin

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

  • Everett E. Simpson (1888):[1] First African American male lawyer in Wisconsin
  • William T. Green (1892):[2][3][4][5] First African American male lawyer to argue a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He was also the first African American male lawyer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • Charles N. Clevert Jr. (1972):[6] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (1977) and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1995)
  • Louis B. Butler (1977):[7] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (2004)
  • Paul B. Higginbotham (1985):[8] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2003)
  • Glenn H. Yamahiro (1991):[9][10][11] First Asian American male (Japanese American) male judge in Wisconsin (2003)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Casimir Gonski (1893):[12] First Polish lawyer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
  • Ralph Ramirez:[13] First Hispanic American male elected as a circuit court judge in Waukesha County, Wisconsin

See also

References

  1. ↑ Quaife, Milo Milton; Schafer, Joseph; Alexander, Edward Porter (2007). Wisconsin Magazine of History. State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
  2. ↑ "African-Americans at the University of Wisconsin (1875-1969)". UW Archives and Records Management. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  3. ↑ "How a Milwaukee Opera House Kick Started the Fight for Civil Rights". MKE Memoirs. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. ↑ Wisconsin Lawyer: Official Publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin. State Bar of Wisconsin. 1995.
  5. ↑ "Green, William T. 1860 - 1911 | Wisconsin Historical Society". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Clevert a trailblazer in federal court". Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ↑ "Wisconsin Court System - Louis B. Butler Jr". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  8. ↑ "Wisconsin Court System - Court of Appeals Judges - Judge Higginbotham". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  9. ↑ "Judge Glenn Yamahiro '91 to Give Keynote Speech at LEO Banquet | University of Wisconsin Law School". law.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  10. ↑ "Glenn Yamahiro '91 named judge | University of Wisconsin Law School". law.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  11. ↑ "Green Bay Press-Gazette from Green Bay, Wisconsin on December 29, 2003 · Page 12". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  12. ↑ "Pinkowski Files". www.poles.org. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  13. ↑ "Ramirezes form a portrait of U.S. Latinos". Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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