List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Texas
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer and judge in Texas. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law. 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
Lawyers
- William A. Price and Allen W. Wilder First African American male lawyers respectively in Texas
- John N. Johnson : First African American male lawyer admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Texas
- Wellington Yee Chew and Jimmie F.Y. Lee : First Chinese American male lawyers respectively in Texas
Judicial Officers
State
Judges
- William A. Price : First African American male judge in Texas
- John Paul Barnich : First openly LGBT male to become a city judge in Texas
- Jim Evans: First openly LGBT male to become a family court judge in Texas
County Court
- Elisha Demerson: First African American male to serve as a county judge in Texas
District Court
- Steven Kirkland: First openly LGBT male district court judge in Texas
Appellate Court
- Henry E. Doyle: First African American male to serve as an appellate judge in Texas
- Albert Armendariz, Sr. : First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the Texas Court of Appeals
- Louis Sturns: First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- Morris Overstreet : First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
- Raul A. Gonzalez Jr. : First Hispanic American male appointed as an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
- David Wellington Chew: First Asian American male to serve as a Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
- Wallace B. Jefferson: First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court and Chief Justice
Federal
- Robert L. Pitman: First openly LGBT male to become a federal judge in Texas
District Court
- James DeAnda : First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Hipolito Frank Garcia : First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Sam A. Lindsay : First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Jason K. Pulliam: First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Attorney General
- Dan Morales : First Mexican American male to serve as the Attorney General of Texas
Solicitor General
- Ted Cruz : First Hispanic American male to serve as the Solicitor General of Texas
United States Attorney
- Robert L. Pitman: First openly LGBT male to serve as a U.S. Attorney in Texas
District Attorney
- William A. Price and Craig Watkins : First African American males elected respectively as a District Attorney in Texas
Assistant District Attorney
- Ollice Maloy, Jr.: First African American male to serve as an Assistant District Attorney in Texas
Political Office
- Ted Cruz : First Hispanic American male to serve as the United States Senator from Texas
Bar Association
- Richard Pena: First Hispanic American male to serve as the President of the State Bar of Texas
Firsts in local history
Region
- Harold Valderas: First Latino American male to serve as a judge in North Texas and district court judge in Central Texas
- Don B. Chae: First Asian American male lawyer and judge in North Texas
Austin County
- Richard Pena: First Hispanic American male to serve as the President of the Austin Bar Association, Texas
- Joseph C. Parker Jr.: First African-American male to serve as the President of the Austin Bar Association, Texas
- Ramey Ko: First Asian American male judge in Austin County and Travis County, Texas
Bastrop County
- Orange Hicks: First African American male Justice of the Peace in Bastrop County, Texas
- Ronnie McDonald: First African American male judge in Bastrop County, Texas
Bexar County
- George W. Fremont : First African American male lawyer in San Antonio, Texas
- John C. Alaniz : First Hispanic American male elected to the Texa
s State House of Representatives from Bexar County, Texas - Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. : First African American male to serve as the Assistan
t District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas - Fred G. Rodriguez: First Hispanic American male to serve as the District
Attorney of Bexar County, Texas - Tommy Calvert: First African American male to serve on the Commissioners Court for B
exar County, Texas Caldwell County
- M. Louis Cisneros: First Latino American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace in Caldwell County, Texas
Cameron County
- Abel Toscano Jr. : First Hispanic American male lawyer in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas
- Alfredo A. Garcia: First Hispanic American male to serve as a municipal court judge in San Benito, Cameron County, Texas
Comal County
- George W. Fremont : First African American male lawyer in San Antonio, Texas
Dallas County
- S.H. Scott : First African American male lawyer in Dallas, Texas
- Louis A. Bedford Jr. : First African American male judge in Dallas County, Texas
- Frank P. Hernández: First Latino American male judge in Dallas County, Texas
- Thomas Jones: First African American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace for the Oak Cliff Precinct District, Texas
- Craig Watkins: First African American male District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas
Ector County
- Richard Abalos : First Hispanic American male lawyer in Odessa, Ector County, Texas
El Paso County
- Frank Feuille, Jr: First male lawyer of French descent in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
- Joe Calamia: First male lawyer of Italian descent in El Paso, Texas
- Frank Galvan: Reputed to be the first Mexican American male lawyer in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
- Albert Armendariz, Sr. : First Hispanic American male to serve as a federal judge in El Paso, Texas
- George Rodriguez: First Hispanic American to serve as the President of the El Paso Bar Association, Texas
Fort Bend County
- William A. Price : First African American male District Attorney for Fort Bend County, Texas
- William Sim: First Asian American male to graduate from the University of Houston Bates College of Law
- Armando V. Rodriguez: First Hispanic American judge in the municip
al court of Houston, Texas and to be appointed as the Harris County Justice of the Peace by Commissioners Court - John Paul Barnich : First openly LGBT male to become a city
judge in Houston, Texas - Brian Middleton: Firs
t African American male to serve as the District Attorney for Fort Bend County, Texas - K.P. George: First Indian American male judge in Fort Bend County, Texas
Harris County
- William Sim: First Asian American male to
graduate from the University of Houston Bates College of Law - Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. : First Afr
ican American to serve as a Judge of the 208th Criminal Court in Harris County, Texas - Armando V. Rodriguez: First Hispanic Ame
r ican judge in the municipal court of Houston, Texas and to be appointed as the Harris County Justice of the Peace by Commissioners Court - John Paul Barnich : First openly LGBT male to become a city judge in Houston, Texas
- Steven Kirkland: First openly LGBT male to serve as a Harris County civil
district judge - Roland Garcia, Jr.: First minority male elected as the President of the Har
ris County Bar Association, Texas Hays County
- John N. Johnson : First African American male lawyer
in Austin, Texas - Ruben Becerra: First Latino American male judge in Hays Cou
nty, Texas Jefferson County
- Donald J. Floyd: First male judge appointed to the Court at-law in Jefferson County, Texas
- "Lupe" Flores: First Hispanic American male judge in Jefferson County, Texas
Lubbock County
- Gregorio Coronado : First Hispanic American male lawyer in Lubbock, Texas Lubbock County, Texas
- Sam Medina : First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of County Court and serve as Presiding Judge of the 237th District Court Lubbock County, Texas
Medina County
- George W. Fremont : First African American male lawyer in San Antonio, Texas
- Rogelio Fernandez Munoz : First Latino American male to serve as the District
Attorney for the 38th Judicial District Montgomery County
- William Sim: First Asian American male to graduate from the University of Houston Bates College of Law
- Armando V. Rodriguez: First Hispanic American judge in the municipal co
urt of Houston, Texas and to be appointed as the Harris County Justice of the Peace by Commissioners Court - John Paul Barnich : First openly LGBT male to become a city judge in Houston, Texas
Nueces County
- Carlos Valdez: First Hispanic American male to serve as the District Attorney of Nueces County, Texas
Potter County
- Elisha D
emerson: First African American male to serve as a county judge in Potter County, Texas Real County
- Rogelio Fernandez Munoz : First Latino American male to serve as the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District
Smith County
- Charles E. Coleman: First African American male lawyer in Tyler, Texas
- Andy Navarro: First Hispanic American male to serve as the President of the Smith County Bar Association, Texas
Tarrant County
- Ollice Maloy, Jr.: First African American male to serve as the Assistant District Attorney of Tarrant County, Texas
Travis County
- John N. Johnson : First African American male lawyer in Austin,
Texas - Alberto Garcia: First Latino American male judge in Travis County, Tex
as - George C. Thomas: First Indian American male judge in Travis County, Texas
- Ramey Ko: First Asian American male judge in Austin County and Travis County, Texas
Uvalde County
- Rogelio Fernandez Munoz : First Latino American male to serve as the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District
Victoria County
- Manuel Velasco: First Mexican American male lawyer in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas
- Juan Velasquez: First Hispanic American male judge in Victoria County, Texas
Waller County
- Dewayne Charleston: First African American male judge in Waller County, Texas
Willacy County
- Oscar Cavazos : First Hispanic American male lawyer in Willacy County, Texas
Williamson County
- John N. Johnson : First African American male lawyer in Austin,
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