This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Kansas. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (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 political figure.
Firsts in Kansas' history
editLawyer
edit- First African American male: John H. Morris (1871)[1]
State judges
edit- First African American male: Cordell D. Meeks Sr. (1939) in 1972[2][3]
- First Asian American male: Tommy B. Webb in 1988[4][5]
- First African American male (Third Judicial District): Joseph D. Johnson in 2005[6]
Federal judges
edit- First Hispanic-American male (U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas): Carlos Murguia (1982) in 1999[7]
United States Attorney
edit- First African American male: Benjamin E. Franklin from 1968-1969[8]
District Attorney
edit- First African American male: Mark A. Dupree, Sr. in 2017[9]
Public Defender
editKansas Bar Association
edit- First African American male president: Mark Dupree in 2024[11]
Firsts in local history
edit- G.W. Jones:[12] First African American male to serve as the County Attorney for Graham County, Kansas (1896)
- Joseph D. Johnson:[6][10] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Third Judicial District in Kansas (2005) [Shawnee County, Kansas]
- Mark A. Dupree, Sr.:[9] First African American to serve as the District Attorney of Wyandotte County, Kansas (2017)
See also
editOther topics of interest
editReferences
edit- ^ Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
- ^ "Kansas' first black district judge..." tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2018-01-11.[dead link]
- ^ Upon Meeks' appointment as a district court judge in 1972
- ^ "Center Welcomes First Asian Judge of Kansas". The Center for Law and Culture. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ Upon Webb's appointment as a Judge of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District in 1988
- ^ a b c Taylor, Lisa (April 6, 2018). "Shawnee County District Court Judge Joseph D. Johnson to retire" (PDF).
- ^ "District of Kansas | Carlos Murguia". www.ksd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ "History of the United States Attorney District of Kansas". www.justice.gov. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ a b "Mark A. Dupree, Sr". kckps.org. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ a b Stanley, Diana (2021-03-26). "Hon. Joseph D. Johnson". Journal by Kansas Bar Association. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ McDaniel, Jarrod (2024-07-01). "Mark Dupree Named First Black President of the Kansas Bar Association". The Community Voice. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "William L. Sayers - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved 2020-03-12.