List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Kentucky
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Kentucky. 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 Kentucky's history
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Lawyer
[edit]State judges
[edit]- First African American male: Nathaniel Harper (1871) in 1888[1][2]
- First Jewish American male (Kentucky Court of Appeals): Samuel Steinfeld in 1966[3]
- First African American male (circuit court): Benjamin Shobe in 1976[4]
- First African American male (Kentucky Supreme Court): William E. McAnulty Jr.in 2006[5][6]
- First blind male: David Holton in 2008[7]
- First Latino American male: Daniel "Danny" Alvarez in 2018[8][9][10]
- First openly gay male (family court): Bryan Gatewood in 2017[11][12]
Federal judges
[edit]- First South Asian American male (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky): Amul Thapar (1994) in 2007[13]
Attorney General of Kentucky
[edit]- First African American male: Daniel Cameron in 2019[14]
Assistant Attorney General
[edit]- First African American male: Darryl T. Owens[15]
United States Attorney
[edit]- First African American male: Steven S. Reed in 1999[16]
Assistant United States Attorney
[edit]- First African American male (Eastern District of Kentucky): Jesse Crenshaw in 1978[16][17]
Kentucky Bar Association
[edit]- First Jewish American male president: Fred Stepner around 1999[18]
Faculty
[edit]- First African American male law school dean: David A. Brennen in 2009[19]
Firsts in local history
[edit]- James Chiles (1890):[20] First African American male lawyer in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Gary D. Payne:[21] First African American male judge in Fayette County, Kentucky (1988)
- Charles J. Lunderman, Jr.: First African American male appointed as Jefferson County Quarterly Judge (1961)
- Benjamin Shobe:[4] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Circuit Court in Jefferson County, Kentucky (1976)
- Eric Haner:[22] First openly gay male judge in Jefferson County, Kentucky (2014)
- Bryan Gatewood:[11][12] First openly gay male to serve as a Judge of the Jefferson Family Court (2017)
- Charles Leon Taylor:[23] First African American male magistrate in Keene, Jessamine County, Kentucky
- Charles Neblett:[24] First African American male magistrate in Logan County, Kentucky
- Cedric Burnam:[25] First African American male magistrate in Warren County, Kentucky (2002)
See also
[edit]Other topics of interest
[edit]- List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of first women lawyers and judge in Kentucky
References
[edit]- ^ a b Klotter, Freda C. Faces of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 081317175X.
- ^ a b Kleber, John E. (January 13, 2015). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813159010.
- ^ Kleber, John E. (October 17, 2014). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-5901-0.
- ^ a b Burgin, Steve (January 30, 2016). "Jefferson County's first African-American circuit judge dies at 95". WLKY. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (July 16, 2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813160665.
- ^ America, United States of. Congressional Record - Proceedings and Debates of the 110th Congress - First Session. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Riley, Jason. "Kentucky's first blind judge, David Holton, to retire next month". Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "{Interview} with District Court Judge Candidate Danny Alvarez: Making Latino History in Kentucky". The Prompt Magazine. May 3, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "Obituaries". VOICE Louisville. May 30, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Alvarez passed away before he could serve on the bench.
- ^ a b Glowicki, Matthew. "3 attorneys named to fill family court judicial vacancy". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Toledo, César. "Gatewood, Bryan". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Judge Amul Thapar | Faculty | Law School | Vanderbilt University". law.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ Victor, Daniel (November 6, 2019). "Daniel Cameron Becomes First Black Attorney General Elected in Kentucky". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (July 16, 2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813160665.
- ^ a b Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (July 16, 2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-6066-5.
- ^ "Crenshaw, Jesse · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Bench & Bar. The Association. 1999.
- ^ "Brennen, David A. · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Black History Month: James Chiles | ADU". www.adu.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ People - Gary D. Payne. Johnson Publishing Company. April 10, 1989.
- ^ Toledo, César. "Haner, Eric". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS". infoweb.newsbank.com. August 2, 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "'Miss Bernice' shares day with King, Parks". infoweb.newsbank.com. January 17, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Loyal, Taylor (January 20, 2003). "Impact on Bowling Green..." infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.