List Of African-American Jurists
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who have made prominent contributions to the field of law in the
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, especially as eminent judges or legal scholars. Individuals who may have obtained law degrees or practiced law, but whose reasons for notability are not closely related to that profession, are generally not listed here.


Attorneys and legal scholars


Judicial officers

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who are or were
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s,
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judges, court commissioners, or
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s. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts.


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List of African-American federal judges This is a list of African Americans who have served as United States federal judges. , 260 African-Americans have served on the federal bench. United States Supreme Court United States Courts of Appeals United States District Courts ...
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List of Asian American jurists Research history Studies led by California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu (2017) and the Center for American Progress (2019) Full report: provided in-depth statistics into the issue. Judicial officers This is a dynamic list of Asian Ameri ...
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List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists This is a list of Hispanic/Latino Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts. Other topics of interest * List ...
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List of Jewish American jurists This is a list of notable Jewish American jurists. For other famous Jewish Americans, see Lists of American Jews. Supreme Court of the United States Federal judges Appellate judges * Robert E. Bacharach, Judge of the United States Court of ...
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List of LGBT jurists in the United States This is a list of openly LGBT Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges in the United States and its federal district and territories. If known, it will be listed if a judge has serve ...
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List of Native American jurists This is a dynamic list of Native Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, administrative law judges or tribal court judges. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts and their tribal m ...
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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 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 ...


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