This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Alaska. 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 Alaska's history
Lawyer
- First Alaskan Native ( Tlingit) male: William Paul: [1]
State judges
- First openly gay male: Victor Carlson in 1975 [2] [3]
- First Alaskan Native ( Tlingit) male: Roy Madsen in 1975 [4]
- First Hispanic American male: Rene J. Gonzalez in 1984 [4] [5]
- First African American male: Larry Card in 1993 [6] [7]
- First deaf male: Charles "Chuck" W. Ray Jr. in 2012 [8]
- First Asian American/openly gay male (Superior Court Master): Jonathon Lack in 2007 [9] [10]
See also
Other topics of interest
- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first women lawyers and judges in Alaska
References
- ^ Haycox, Stephen W.; Mangusso, Mary Childers (2011-06-01). An Alaska Anthology: Interpreting the Past. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295800370.
- ^ "Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska on August 28, 1992 · Page 9". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "Victor "Vic" Carlson". PROJECT JUKEBOX - Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. February 2, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Alaska Court System: Celebrating 50 Years" (PDF). Alaska Court System: State of Alaska.
- ^ "Former Judges | Alaska Judicial Council". www.ajc.state.ak.us. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ "Retired Superior Court Judge Larry Card holds court in Juneau". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1993-11-29.
- ^ "The State of the Judiciary: A Message By Chief Justice Dana Fabe to the First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Alaska Legislature". February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Anchorage Hotties 2013". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Judge Jonathon Lack for King County Superior Court in Washington". Trellis. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Alaska. 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 Alaska's history
Lawyer
- First Alaskan Native ( Tlingit) male: William Paul: [1]
State judges
- First openly gay male: Victor Carlson in 1975 [2] [3]
- First Alaskan Native ( Tlingit) male: Roy Madsen in 1975 [4]
- First Hispanic American male: Rene J. Gonzalez in 1984 [4] [5]
- First African American male: Larry Card in 1993 [6] [7]
- First deaf male: Charles "Chuck" W. Ray Jr. in 2012 [8]
- First Asian American/openly gay male (Superior Court Master): Jonathon Lack in 2007 [9] [10]
See also
Other topics of interest
- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first women lawyers and judges in Alaska
References
- ^ Haycox, Stephen W.; Mangusso, Mary Childers (2011-06-01). An Alaska Anthology: Interpreting the Past. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295800370.
- ^ "Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska on August 28, 1992 · Page 9". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "Victor "Vic" Carlson". PROJECT JUKEBOX - Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. February 2, 2012.
- ^ a b "The Alaska Court System: Celebrating 50 Years" (PDF). Alaska Court System: State of Alaska.
- ^ "Former Judges | Alaska Judicial Council". www.ajc.state.ak.us. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ "Retired Superior Court Judge Larry Card holds court in Juneau". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1993-11-29.
- ^ "The State of the Judiciary: A Message By Chief Justice Dana Fabe to the First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Alaska Legislature". February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Anchorage Hotties 2013". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Judge Jonathon Lack for King County Superior Court in Washington". Trellis. Retrieved 2022-02-15.