This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Florida. 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.
First African American male president: Eugene K. Pettis in 2013[53]
Firsts in local history
Charles Wilson:[39] First African-American male in
Tampa Bay appointed to the Eleventh Circuit of Florida
Elijah Smiley:[54][55] First African American male to serve as the Chief Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit in Florida (2015) [
Bay,
Calhoun,
Gulf,
Holmes,
Jackson and
Washington Counties, Florida]
James E.C. Perry:[34] First African American male to serve on the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Florida (2003) [
Brevard and
Seminole Counties, Florida]
Francis M. Robles (c. 1890):[63][64] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Hillsborough County, Florida. He would later become a judge.
M. Henry Cohen (1894) and Samuel Borchardt (1895):[64] First Jewish American male lawyers in Hillsborough County, Florida
Peter W. Bryant (c. 1898):[64] First African American male lawyer in Hillsborough County, Florida
George Edgecomb:[65] First African American male judge in Hillsborough County, Florida
Ignatio C. "Nelson" Spoto:[66] First Italian American male judge in Hillsborough County, Florida (1949)
Martin Caraballo:[66] First Latino American male to serve as the President of the Hillsborough County Bar Association (1919)
Lanse Scriven:[39] First African American male to serve as the President of the Hillsborough County Bar Association. He is also the first African American member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors from Hillsborough County.
Emerson R. Thompson Jr.:[76] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in
Daytona Beach, Florida (1993) [Volusia County, Florida]
^Dogan, Reginald T (29 June 2006). "Historic home of Florida's first black lawyer/editor goes up in smoke". Pensacola News Journal. p. C.1.
ProQuest435996700.
^Goderich is also the first Hispanic male to serve on the Industrial Claims Court (1975), Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court (1978) and Third Judicial Circuit Court (1990) of Florida.
^Reddick was also the first African American to serves as an Assistant Public Defender, judge of the Court of Record, and judge of the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Florida. 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.
First African American male president: Eugene K. Pettis in 2013[53]
Firsts in local history
Charles Wilson:[39] First African-American male in
Tampa Bay appointed to the Eleventh Circuit of Florida
Elijah Smiley:[54][55] First African American male to serve as the Chief Judge of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit in Florida (2015) [
Bay,
Calhoun,
Gulf,
Holmes,
Jackson and
Washington Counties, Florida]
James E.C. Perry:[34] First African American male to serve on the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Florida (2003) [
Brevard and
Seminole Counties, Florida]
Francis M. Robles (c. 1890):[63][64] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Hillsborough County, Florida. He would later become a judge.
M. Henry Cohen (1894) and Samuel Borchardt (1895):[64] First Jewish American male lawyers in Hillsborough County, Florida
Peter W. Bryant (c. 1898):[64] First African American male lawyer in Hillsborough County, Florida
George Edgecomb:[65] First African American male judge in Hillsborough County, Florida
Ignatio C. "Nelson" Spoto:[66] First Italian American male judge in Hillsborough County, Florida (1949)
Martin Caraballo:[66] First Latino American male to serve as the President of the Hillsborough County Bar Association (1919)
Lanse Scriven:[39] First African American male to serve as the President of the Hillsborough County Bar Association. He is also the first African American member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors from Hillsborough County.
Emerson R. Thompson Jr.:[76] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in
Daytona Beach, Florida (1993) [Volusia County, Florida]
^Dogan, Reginald T (29 June 2006). "Historic home of Florida's first black lawyer/editor goes up in smoke". Pensacola News Journal. p. C.1.
ProQuest435996700.
^Goderich is also the first Hispanic male to serve on the Industrial Claims Court (1975), Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court (1978) and Third Judicial Circuit Court (1990) of Florida.
^Reddick was also the first African American to serves as an Assistant Public Defender, judge of the Court of Record, and judge of the Fourth District Court of Appeal.