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This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in
Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice
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(in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions, such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a
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Firsts in Montana's history


Lawyers

* First African American male: John D. Posten (1890) * First Native American ( Métis) male: Raymond Francis Gray (1946)


State judges

* First Native American male: Ira Left Hand, Sr. * First openly gay male: Shane Vannatta in 2019


Federal judges

* First African American male (U.S. Commissioner for the United States District Court of Montana): John D. Posten (1890) in 1893


Montana State Bar Association

* First openly gay male (president): Shane Vannatta in 2011


Firsts in local history

* James Weston Dorsey (1927): First black male to graduate from the
University of Montana School of Law The Alexander Blewett III School of Law is a law school at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, Missoula. It was established in 1911 and remains Montana's only law school. , the school accepted 83 applicants. The school tied for 10 ...
issoula County, Montana


See also

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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in each state. 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 stat ...


Other topics of interest

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List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States This list of the first women lawyers and judges in each state of the United States includes the years in which the women were admitted to practice law. Also included are women of other distinctions, such as the first in their states to get law de ...
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List of first women lawyers and judges in Montana This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Montana. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their st ...


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