List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Connecticut
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Connecticut. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure
Firsts in state history[]
Jose A. Cabranes: First Puerto Rican male Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (1979)
Andrew J. McDonald: First gay male appointed as Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (2013)
William Tong: First Asian American male Attorney General of Connecticut (2018)
Lawyers[]
- Edwin Archer Randolph (1880):[1] First African American male lawyer in Connecticut
- Robert D. Glass (1951):[2] First African American male to serve as a federal prosecutor in Connecticut (1966)
Judicial officers[]
State[]
- Howard Drew:[3][4] First African American male to serve as a judicial officer in Connecticut
- Boce W. Barlow Jr.:[5] First African American male judge in Connecticut (1957)
- Robert L. Levister (1956):[6] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court (1976)
Supreme Court[]
- Robert D. Glass (1951):[7][8] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1987)
- Andrew J. McDonald (1991):[9][10][11] First openly LGBT male appointed as a Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (2013)
- Richard A. Robinson:[12][13] First African American male to serve as the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (2018)
Federal[]
District Court[]
- José A. Cabranes (1965):[14][15] First Puerto Rican male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (1979)
Attorney General[]
- William Tong:[16][17] First Asian American male Attorney General of Connecticut (2018)
Firsts in local history[]
Alphabetized by county name
Fairfield County[]
- Robert L. Levister (1956):[6] First African American male lawyer in Stamford, Connecticut [Fairfield County, Connecticut]
New Haven County[]
- Robert Glass (1949):[7][8] First African American male lawyer in Waterbury, Connecticut [New Haven County, Connecticut]
See also[]
Other topics of interest[]
- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first women lawyers and judges in Connecticut
References[]
- ^ Dubois, Mark A. (March 2015). "President's Message: "All Progress in Social Matters is Gradual"" (PDF). Connecticut Lawyer.
- ^ "So Far: Sixty Years of Helping People Learn to Help Others - 60th Anniversary". North Carolina Central University School of Law. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Black History Month: Howard Drew". connecticut.news12.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Jr, J. Clay Smith (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-1685-1.
- ^ "Boce W. Barlow Jr., 89; Connecticut's First Black Judge, Senator". Los Angeles Times. 2005-02-02. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ a b Legislation, Law &. "LibGuides Home: Judge & Attorney Biographies: Judges & Attorneys - L". libguides.ctstatelibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "Leaving Behind More Than Memories". The New York Times. 2002. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ a b "The Legacy of the Hon. Robert Glass: The First African-American Connecticut Supreme Court Justice | UConn School of Law". www.law.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Andrew McDonald '91 Nominated Chief Justice of CT Supreme Court | UConn School of Law". www.law.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ "Connecticut Bar Association LGBT Section Gathering with Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Andrew McDonald". Freed Marcroft LLC. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ Anapol, Avery (2018-01-09). "Connecticut set to have first openly gay state supreme court chief justice". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ Keating, Christopher. "Senate Approves Richard Robinson As First African-American Chief Justice Of The State Supreme Court". courant.com. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Jones, Harriet. "Robinson Sworn In As Connecticut's First Black Chief Justice". www.wnpr.org. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Vile, John R. (2003). Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781576079898.
- ^ Schultz, Jeffrey D. (2000). Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics: Hispanic Americans and Native Americans. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9781573561495.
- ^ "Connecticut's first Asian American attorney general". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Kei-Rahn, Jordan (2018-11-25). "Tong '95 elected Connecticut's first Asian-American attorney general". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
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