List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Utah
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Utah. 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[]
Sean Reyes: First Asian American male Attorney General of Utah (2013)
Lawyers[]
- Lawrence Marsh (1909):[1] First African American male lawyer in Utah
- Yoshio Katayama (1946):[2][3] First Japanese American male lawyer in Utah
- M. Kent Christopherson (1973):[4] First Native American male lawyer in Utah
- Michael N. Martinez (1976):[5] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Utah
Judicial Officers[]
State[]
Judges[]
- Raymond Uno (1959):[6][7][8] First Asian American male (Japanese American) judge in Utah
- Tyrone Medley (1977):[9][10][11] First African American male judge in Utah (1984)
- William A. Thorne Jr. (1977):[12][13][14] First Native American (Pomo) male judge in Utah (1986)[15]
- Andrew Valdez (1977):[16][17][18] First Hispanic American male judge in Utah (1993)
District Court[]
- Andrew Valdez (1977):[16][17][18] First Hispanic American male district court judge in Utah (1993)
Appellate Court[]
- William A. Thorne Jr. (1977):[12][13][14] First Native American (Pomo) male appointed as a Judge of the Utah Court of Appeals (2000)
Federal[]
District Court[]
- Samuel Alba (1980):[19][20] First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. He is also considered the first Hispanic American male state and federal judge in Utah's history.
Attorney General[]
- Sean Reyes (1997):[21][22] First Asian American male (Filipino American) lawyer to be appointed as the Attorney General of Utah (2013)
Firsts in local history[]
Alphabetized by county name
Carbon County[]
- Joseph Greco:[23] First male lawyer of Italian descent in Carbon County, Utah
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 Utah
References[]
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- ^ "Utah Minority Bar Association Receives Prestigious Honors - Thanks Utah State Bar and Bar Members for Support - Utah State Bar". Utah State Bar. 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ Nagata, Ted (1996). Japanese Americans in Utah. JA Centennial Committee.
- ^ "Utah Minority Bar Association First 50 Event - Utah State Bar". Utah State Bar. 2005-08-06. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "Archives West: Michael Martinez papers, 1956-2013". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Rolly: Admirers pay tribute to retired Utah Judge Ray Uno, who became a legend in the Asian community". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ "Raymond Uno - College of Social and Behavioral Science - The University of Utah". csbs.utah.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ Mori, Floyd (March 2011). "Day of Remembrance Events Are a Good Reminder" (PDF). Pacific Citizen. 152:4: 2.
- ^ AP (1984-06-10). "Utah's First Black Judge". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Tyrone Medley: From basketball court to Utah's first black judge". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ Smith, Jessie Carney (2012-12-01). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578594252.
- ^ a b "Utah's first minority lawyers saluted". DeseretNews.com. 2005-10-14. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ a b "Utah State Courts - Senior Judges". www.utcourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ a b "Utah judge made a career of treating people with respect". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ Upon Thorne's appointment as a Judge of the Third Circuit Court in 1986
- ^ a b Writer, By EARLE CORNELIUS | Staff. "Judge creates tennis program to help at-risk kids". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ a b "interviews latino leaders". CDEA. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ a b Hispanic Link Weekly Report. Hispanic Link News Service. 1993.
- ^ "Utah's first Latino federal judge to leave bench". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ "THE COLOR OF JUSTICE IN UTAH: STATISTICS POINT TO RACIAL BIAS". DeseretNews.com. 1993-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ "Fil-Am lawyer becomes first Asian-American attorney general in Utah". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Reyes tackles tall tasks as Utah's new attorney general". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "A look back: October 3, 1973 | Times News Online". www.tnonline.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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