List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Missouri

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This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Missouri. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men 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[]

Richard B. Teitelman: First blind and Jewish male appointed as a Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court (2002)

Lawyers[]

  • John H. Johnson (1871):[1] First African American male lawyer in Missouri
  • Walter M. Farmer (1889):[2][3][4] First African American male lawyer to argue a case before the Missouri Supreme Court (1893)

Judicial Officers[]

State[]

Judges[]
  • Walter M. Farmer (1889):[2][3][4] First African American male judge in Missouri (c. 1890s)
  • Crittenden Clark:[2][5] First African American male elected judge in Missouri (1922)
Appellate Court[]
  • Theodore McMillian (1949):[3] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals (1972)
Supreme Court[]
  • Richard B. Teitelman (1973):[6][7] First blind (and Jewish) male appointed as a Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court (2002)
  • Ronnie L. White (1983):[3] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court (1995) and Chief Justice (2003)

Federal[]

District Court[]
  • Clyde S. Cahill Jr. (1951):[3] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1980)
Appellate Court[]
  • Theodore McMillian (1949):[3] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Missouri (1978)

Bar Association[]

  • Charlie J. Harris, Jr:[8] First African American to serve as the President of the Missouri Bar Association

Firsts in local history[]

Alphabetized by county name

Cass County[]

  • I. J. Ringolsky:[9] First Jewish male to serve as the President of the Kansas City Bar Association (1940) [Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties, Missouri]

Clay County[]

  • I. J. Ringolsky:[9] First Jewish male to serve as the President of the Kansas City Bar Association (1940) [Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties, Missouri]

Jackson County[]

  • I. J. Ringolsky:[9] First Jewish male to serve as the President of the Kansas City Bar Association (1940) [Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties, Missouri]
  • Lewis W. Clymer:[10] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Jackson County Circuit Court (1970)

Platte County[]

  • I. J. Ringolsky:[9] First Jewish male to serve as the President of the Kansas City Bar Association (1940) [Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties, Missouri]

St. Clair County[]

St. Louis, Independent City of[]

See also[]

Other topics of interest[]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
  2. ^ a b c d Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Celebrating African-Americans' contributions to Missouri's justice system". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  4. ^ a b "WULS: Fast Facts on the School of Law". law.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ^ a b Wright, John Aaron (2002). Discovering African American St. Louis: A Guide to Historic Sites. Missouri History Museum. ISBN 978-1-883982-45-4.
  6. ^ "First Blind Judge Elected to Michigan Supreme Court | JDJournal". Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. ^ "Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard Teitelman dies". azcentral. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  8. ^ "Charlie J. Harris, Jr". Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  9. ^ a b c d Schultz, Joseph P. (1982). Mid-America's Promise: A Profile of Kansas City Jewry. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
  10. ^ Staff, MO Lawyers Media (2001-09-03). "Judge Lewis W. Clymer". Missouri Lawyers Media. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  11. ^ Mickel, Timothy (August 29, 2014). "Of him shall much be required: The trials of Noah W. Parden". Hamilton County Herald.
  12. ^ "Eleazer Block, the First Jewish Lawyer in St. Louis, Missouri in the Early 1820s – JMAW – Jewish Museum of the American West". Retrieved 2018-12-11.
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