List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Maine
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Maine. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions, such as becoming the first in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure.
Firsts in state history
Macon Bolling Allen: First African American male lawyer (1844) and judicial officer (1848) in the United States
Lawyer
- Macon Bolling Allen (1844):[1][2][3] First African American male lawyer in Maine
Judicial Officers
State
Supreme Judicial Circuit (Supreme Court)
- Abraham M. Rudman:[7] First Jewish male appointed as a Justice of the Maine Supreme Court (1965)
Other topics of interest
References
- "Macon Bolling Allen (Biography): Judge, Lawyer (1816–1894)". Biography.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- Contee, Clarence G. (February 1976). Macon B. Allen: "First" Black in the Legal Profession. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc.
- "Maine was first in the nation to admit an African American to the bar in 1844 - University of Maine School of Law". Faculty. 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- Maxwell, Trevor (2016). "Stellar debut for PLUS Program" (PDF). Maine Law Magazine.
- "Summary and Analysis of Racial Discrimination in Criminal Prosecution and Sentencing in Maine" (PDF). Maine Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. December 7, 2017.
- "Maine Senate confirms state's first black judge". Archive. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- Peck, Abraham J.; Peck, Jean M. (2007-03-07). Maine's Jewish Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634578.
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