This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in
Georgia. 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.
Miguel Dominguez:[42] First Latino American male to work as a prosecutor in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Jared Williams:[43] First African American male to serve as the District Attorney of the Augusta Judicial Circuit (2020) [
Burke,
Columbia, and
Augusta-Richmond Counties, Georgia]
John "Jack" H. Ruffin Jr.:[23][24] First African American male admitted to the Augusta Bar Association (1961) and to serve as a Superior Court judge in the Augusta Judicial Circuit (1986) [
Columbia and
Richmond Counties, Georgia]
Clarence Cooper (1967):[45] First African American male Judge of the Atlanta Municipal Court (DeKalb County and Fulton County, Georgia; 1975). He would later become a district court judge.
Edward L. Baety (1968):[6] First African American male judge of the municipal traffic court in Atlanta, Georgia (DeKalb County and Fulton County, Georgia; 1975)
Horace J. Johnson Jr. (1982):[47] First African American male lawyer in
Newton County, Georgia. He later became the first African American male to serve as a Judge of the
Alcovy Judicial Circuit in 2002. [
Newton and
Walton Counties, Georgia]
Eugene H. Gadsden:[48] First African American male admitted to the Savannah Bar Association [
Chatham County, Georgia
Lester B. Johnson III (1979):[49] First African American male to serve as the President of the Savannah Bar Association (1996) [
Chatham County, Georgia
Jeremy Abernathy:[50] First African American male to serve as a municipal judge for
Woodstock, Georgia (2021)
Aaron Mason:[51] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the
Clayton County Superior Court
Ethan Pham:[17] First Asian American (who is of Vietnamese descent) male judge in Clayton County, Georgia (2018)
Alvin "Al" T. Wong (1976):[13] First Asian American male elected as a judge in DeKalb County, Georgia (1998)
Seth Kirschenbaum:[52] First Jewish male to serve as the President of the Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia (2001)
J. Antonio DelCampo:[20][21] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Judge of the State Court of DeKalb County in Georgia (2002)
Mike Jacobs:[53] First openly LGBT judge in DeKalb County, Georgia (2018)[54]
Horace Ward (c. 1960):[56][8][9] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Civil Court of Fulton County (1974) and Superior Court of Fulton County (1977), Georgia
Paul L. Howard, Jr.:[38] First African American male elected to serve as the District Attorney of
Fulton County, Georgia (1997)
Chung Hun Lee (1983):[15][16] First Korean American male lawyer and judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Deepak "DJ" Jeyaram:[58] First South Asian male judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia (2016)
Ramon Alvarado:[59] First Latino American and Korean American male judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia (2019)
Joe Diaz:[60] First Latino American male to serve as a Judge in the Northeastern Judicial District, Georgia (2015) [
Hall County, Georgia
Meng H. Lim (1998):[25][26][27] First Asian American male (Cambodian American) elected as a Judge of the Superior Court of Tallapoosa Circuit (2014) [
Haralson County, Georgia
Darius Pattillo:[61] First African American male to serve as the District Attorney of
Henry County, Alabama (2017)
^"Savannah civil rights lawyer Gadsden dies He was first black in his bar association". Florida Times Union. 13 August 2000. p. B-2.
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This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in
Georgia. 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.
Miguel Dominguez:[42] First Latino American male to work as a prosecutor in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Jared Williams:[43] First African American male to serve as the District Attorney of the Augusta Judicial Circuit (2020) [
Burke,
Columbia, and
Augusta-Richmond Counties, Georgia]
John "Jack" H. Ruffin Jr.:[23][24] First African American male admitted to the Augusta Bar Association (1961) and to serve as a Superior Court judge in the Augusta Judicial Circuit (1986) [
Columbia and
Richmond Counties, Georgia]
Clarence Cooper (1967):[45] First African American male Judge of the Atlanta Municipal Court (DeKalb County and Fulton County, Georgia; 1975). He would later become a district court judge.
Edward L. Baety (1968):[6] First African American male judge of the municipal traffic court in Atlanta, Georgia (DeKalb County and Fulton County, Georgia; 1975)
Horace J. Johnson Jr. (1982):[47] First African American male lawyer in
Newton County, Georgia. He later became the first African American male to serve as a Judge of the
Alcovy Judicial Circuit in 2002. [
Newton and
Walton Counties, Georgia]
Eugene H. Gadsden:[48] First African American male admitted to the Savannah Bar Association [
Chatham County, Georgia
Lester B. Johnson III (1979):[49] First African American male to serve as the President of the Savannah Bar Association (1996) [
Chatham County, Georgia
Jeremy Abernathy:[50] First African American male to serve as a municipal judge for
Woodstock, Georgia (2021)
Aaron Mason:[51] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the
Clayton County Superior Court
Ethan Pham:[17] First Asian American (who is of Vietnamese descent) male judge in Clayton County, Georgia (2018)
Alvin "Al" T. Wong (1976):[13] First Asian American male elected as a judge in DeKalb County, Georgia (1998)
Seth Kirschenbaum:[52] First Jewish male to serve as the President of the Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia (2001)
J. Antonio DelCampo:[20][21] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Judge of the State Court of DeKalb County in Georgia (2002)
Mike Jacobs:[53] First openly LGBT judge in DeKalb County, Georgia (2018)[54]
Horace Ward (c. 1960):[56][8][9] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Civil Court of Fulton County (1974) and Superior Court of Fulton County (1977), Georgia
Paul L. Howard, Jr.:[38] First African American male elected to serve as the District Attorney of
Fulton County, Georgia (1997)
Chung Hun Lee (1983):[15][16] First Korean American male lawyer and judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Deepak "DJ" Jeyaram:[58] First South Asian male judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia (2016)
Ramon Alvarado:[59] First Latino American and Korean American male judge in Gwinnett County, Georgia (2019)
Joe Diaz:[60] First Latino American male to serve as a Judge in the Northeastern Judicial District, Georgia (2015) [
Hall County, Georgia
Meng H. Lim (1998):[25][26][27] First Asian American male (Cambodian American) elected as a Judge of the Superior Court of Tallapoosa Circuit (2014) [
Haralson County, Georgia
Darius Pattillo:[61] First African American male to serve as the District Attorney of
Henry County, Alabama (2017)
^"Savannah civil rights lawyer Gadsden dies He was first black in his bar association". Florida Times Union. 13 August 2000. p. B-2.
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