Walter L. Gordon Jr.
Walter L. Gordon Jr. (1908-2012) was an American attorney.[1][2][3][4] He was a pioneering African-American attorney in Los Angeles.[2]
He began his career at a time when there were only 30 African-American attorneys practicing in California.[2] He often represented Billie Holiday.[2]
References[]
- ^ Clark, Libby (May 31, 2000). "L.A.'s gift to the criminal justice system: Historian/humanitarian Walter L. Gordon, Esq., a legal icon whose career transcends the millennium". Los Angeles Sentinel – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d Nelson, Valerie J. (April 9, 2012). "Walter L. Gordon Jr. dies; groundbreaking lawyer in era of segregation". Los Angeles Times.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Walter Gordon, Jr. succumbs". Los Angeles Sentinel. April 26, 2012 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "We remember... Walter Gordon, Jr". Los Angeles Sentinel. May 31, 2021 – via ProQuest.
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- African-American lawyers
- Lawyers from Los Angeles
- 1908 births
- 2012 deaths
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American people
- American jurist stubs