List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Indiana

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This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Indiana. 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 state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

Firsts in Indiana’s history[edit]

Lawyers[edit]

  • First African American male: C. R. Richardson (1911)[1][2]
  • First Hispanic American male: Andres DeAguero (1974)

State judges[edit]

  • First African American male: Mercer M. Mance in 1958[3][4][5]
  • First Latino American male: Lorenzo Arredondo (1972) around 1976[6]
  • First Asian Pacific American male: G. Michael “Mike” Witte (1982) in 1984[7][8]
  • First African American male (Indiana Court of Appeals): Robert D. Rucker (1976) in 1998[9]
  • First Muslim American male: David Shaheed in 1999[10]

Federal judges[edit]

Attorney General of Indiana[edit]

Assistant Attorney General[edit]

  • First African American male: Robert L. Bailey from 1929-1933[15]

United States Attorney[edit]

Indiana State Bar Association[edit]

  • First African American male president: Rod Morgan in 2010[18][19]

Firsts in local history[edit]

  • Jesús Ricardo Treviño:[20] First Latino American male judge in Allen County, Indiana (2021)
  • William Clarence Hueston, Sr.:[21] First African American male to serve as a judge in Gary, Indiana (1924) [Lake County, Indiana]
  • James C. Kimbrough:[22] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Lake County Superior Court, Indiana
  • Salvador Vasquez:[23] First Latino American male to serve as a Judge of the Lake County Criminal Court, Indiana (2003)
  • Alfredo Estrada:[24] First Latino American male to serve as President of the Lake County Bar Association (2022)
  • Rudolph “Rudy” R. Pyle III:[25][26] First African American male judge in Madison County, Indiana
  • Gonzalo Manibog:[27] First Filipino American male to graduate from the Indiana Law School in Indianapolis (1917) [Marion County, Indiana]
  • James T.V. Hill:[28] First African American male lawyer in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
  • Jose Salinas:[29] First Latino American male elected as a judge in Marion County, Indiana
  • Masuji Miyakawa:[30] First Japanese American male to graduate from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (1905) [Monroe County, Indiana]
  • Samuel Saul Dargan:[30] First African American male to graduate from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (1909) [Monroe County, Indiana]
  • Juan T. Santos:[30] First Hispanic American male to graduate from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (1916) [Monroe County, Indiana]
  • Joseph Chester Allen, Jr.:[31] First African American male to serve as the President of the St. Joseph Bar Association [St. Joseph County, Indiana]
  • Peter LaCava:[32] First Italian American male lawyer in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana

See also[edit]

Other topics of interest[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ “C. R. Richardson”. www.mrlinfo.org. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  3. ^ Cavinder, Fred D. (1985). The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts. Indiana University Press. p. 55. ISBN 0253283205.
  4. ^ Outdoor Indiana. Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 1992.
  5. ^ 3 Other Negro Solons Victorious. Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1958-11-20.
  6. ^ “Retiring Lake Circuit judge marks 34 years on bench”. www.theindianalawyer.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  7. ^ “Former county judge named a trailblazer”. Dearborn County Register. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  8. ^ “G. Michael Witte, ’82, to Receive National Award for Leadership”. mckinneylaw.iu.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  9. ^ “Courts in the Classroom: Hon. Robert D. Rucker”. www.in.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  10. ^ “Judge in Detroit is Not First Muslim Woman Judge in U.S.” hwpi.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  11. ^ Stafford, Dave. “Federal Judge Rudy Lozano, ‘an institution,’ dies at 76”. The Indiana Lawyer. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  12. ^ Upon Lozano’s appointment to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in 1988
  13. ^ “1st Hispanic Judge Named For Southern District Of Indiana”. WFYI Public Media. Associated Press. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  14. ^ “Curtis Hill elected Indiana attorney general”. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  15. ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (1994-11-22). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253112491.
  16. ^ Magdaleno, Johnny. “Zachary A. Myers becomes first Black U.S. Attorney for Southern District”. The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  17. ^ Odendahl, Marilyn. “Johnson makes history as new U.S. Attorney for Northern Indiana”. The Indiana Lawyer. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  18. ^ Congress (1945). Congressional Record Index, Volume 156, A-K, L-Z. Government Printing Office.
  19. ^ “Morgan Named President of Indiana State Bar Association”. www.bgdlegal.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  20. ^ “Conozca al Juez Jesús Treviño, Primer Funcionario Judicial Hispano del Tribunal en el Condado de Allen”. El Mexicano News (in Spanish). 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  21. ^ Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (2015-07-16). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813160665.
  22. ^ Law and Justice: Appointment. Johnson Publishing Company. 1974-02-21.
  23. ^ Malagon, Elvia. “E.C. native at center of Trump controversy”. nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  24. ^ Dolan, Bill. “Alfredo Estrada is first Latino Lake County bar president”. nwitimes.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  25. ^ “Rudolph R. Pyle IIIMadison County’s first Black judge brings wisdom and reform to the bench”. Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  26. ^ “courts.IN.gov: Judge Rudolph R. Pyle III”. www.in.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  27. ^ Medenilla, Klarize (2016-08-23). “FIL-Am political pioneer, Olympian Monty Manibog dies at 86”. INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  28. ^ Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (1994-11-22). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253112494.
  29. ^ “Marion County begins first judicial retention interviews”. www.theindianalawyer.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  30. ^ a b c Parrish, Austen L. (April 2017). “DEPARTMENT: ACCORDING TO THE DEAN: MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW MARKS 175 YEARS OF HISTORY”. Res Gestae. 60: 29.
  31. ^ ““THIRST FOR JUSTICE”: INDIANA’S PIONEERING BLACK LAWYERS”. Indiana Legal Archive. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  32. ^ Fotia, Elizabeth R; Rasmussen, Karen (June 1975). “The Italian-Americans of the South Bend-Mishawaka Area” (PDF).


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