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This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Texas. 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 state history

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Wallace B. Jefferson: First African American male Justice (2001) and Chief Justice (2004) of the Texas Supreme Court
Ted Cruz: First Hispanic American male Solicitor General of Texas (2003)

Lawyers

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  • William A. Price (1873) and Allen W. Wilder (1873)[1][2][3][4][5][6] First African American male lawyers in Texas. Due to his mixed ancestry, Price was also the first Native American male lawyer in Texas.[7]
  • John N. Johnson (1883):[5][8] First African American male lawyer admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Texas
  • José Tomás Canales (1899), Manuel C. Gonzales (1924), and Alonso S. Perales (1926):[9][10] First Mexican American male lawyers respectively in Texas
  • Wellington Yee Chew (1951) and Jimmie F.Y. Lee (1957):[11][12] First Chinese American male lawyers respectively in Texas

Judicial Officers

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State

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Judges
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  • William A. Price (1873):[5][6] First African American male judge in Texas. He may also be considered the first Native American male judge in Texas.[7]
  • Harrel Tillman (1962):[13] First African American male to serve as a municipal court judge in Texas (1964)
  • Carlos Cadena (1940):[14] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Chief Justice of a Texas court (1977)
  • Jerry Birdwell:[15] First openly LGBT male judge in Texas (1992)
  • John Paul Barnich (1980):[16] First openly LGBT male to become a city judge in Texas (1999)
  • Jay (Ceyhun) Karahan:[17] First Turkish American male judge in Texas (2003)
  • Jim Evans:[18] First openly LGBT male to become a family court judge in Texas (2017)[19]
  • Nick Chu:[20][21] First Asian American male to serve as a Justice of the Peace in Texas (2017)
  • Jason Luong:[22][23] First Asian American male (who is of Vietnamese descent) elected as a criminal district court judge in Texas (2019)
County Court
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  • Elisha Demerson:[24][25] First African American male to serve as a county judge in Texas (1986)

District Court

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  • Steven Kirkland:[26][27] First openly LGBT male district court judge in Texas (2008)
  • Ravi Sandill:[28] First South Asian male district court judge in Texas (2009)
Appellate Court
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  • Henry E. Doyle:[12] First African American male to serve as an appellate judge in Texas (1978)[29]
  • Albert Armendariz, Sr. (1950):[30][31] First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the Texas Court of Appeals (1986)
  • Louis Sturns:[32] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (1990)
  • Morris Overstreet (1975):[33] First African American male elected as a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (1991)
  • Fortunato "Pete" Benavides:[34] First Latino American male to serve as Judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
  • Charles Spain:[35] First openly LGBT male to serve as an appellate court judge in Texas (2018)
Supreme Court
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  • Raul A. Gonzalez Jr. (1966):[36] First Hispanic American male appointed as an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1984)
  • David Wellington Chew:[37] First Asian American male to serve as a Justice (1995) and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (2006)
  • Wallace B. Jefferson:[38] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (2001) and Chief Justice (2004)

Federal

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District Court
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Attorney General

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Solicitor General

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United States Attorney

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District Attorney

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  • William A. Price (1873) and Craig Watkins (1994):[6][54][55] First African American males elected respectively as a District Attorney in Texas (1876; 2006). Price was also the first Native American male to serve as a District Attorney in Texas.[7]

Assistant District Attorney

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  • Ollice Maloy, Jr.:[56][57][58] First African American male to serve as an Assistant District Attorney in Texas (1959)

Political Office

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Bar Association

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  • Richard Pena:[59][60] First Hispanic American male (and first minority in general) to serve as the President of the State Bar of Texas (1998)
  • Rehan Alimohammad:[28] First Asian American male and immigration law attorney to serve as Chair of the Board for the State Bar of Texas

Firsts in local history

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Alphabetized by county name

Regions

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Austin County

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  • Richard Pena:[59][60] First Hispanic American male (and first minority in general) to serve as the President of the Austin Bar Association, Texas (1990)
  • Joseph C. Parker Jr.:[59][72] First African-American male to serve as the President of the Austin Bar Association, Texas (1996)
  • Ramey Ko:[73][74] First Asian American male judge in Austin County and Travis County, Texas (2010)

Bastrop County

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  • Orange Hicks:[75] First African American male Justice of the Peace in Bastrop County, Texas (1888)
  • Ronnie McDonald:[76] First African American male judge in Bastrop County, Texas (1999)

Bexar County

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  • John C. Alaniz (1957):[77][78] First Hispanic American male (a lawyer) elected to the Texas State House of Representatives from Bexar County, Texas (1960)
  • Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. (1959):[79] First African American male to serve as the Assistant District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas (1961)
  • Fred G. Rodriguez:[80] First Hispanic American male to serve as the (Criminal) District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas (1987)
  • Tommy Calvert:[81] First African American male to serve on the Commissioners Court for Bexar County, Texas (2014)
  • Peter Sakai:[82] First Asian American male judge in Bexar County, Texas (2023)

Caldwell County

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  • M. Louis Cisneros:[83] First Latino American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace in Caldwell County, Texas

Cameron County

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  • Ray Ramon:[84] First Latino American male judge in Cameron County, Texas (c. 1970s)
  • Abel Toscano Jr. (1952):[85] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas
  • Alfredo A. Garcia:[86] First Hispanic American male to serve as a municipal court judge in San Benito, Cameron County, Texas

Comal County

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Dallas County

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  • S.H. Scott (1881):[89] First African American male lawyer in Dallas, Texas[90] [Dallas County, Texas]
  • George Washington Jr.:[91] First African American male to serve as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County, Texas
  • Felix Hilario Garcia:[92] First Mexican (male) citizen to graduate from the Southern Methodist University (1931) [Dallas County, Texas]
  • Louis A. Bedford Jr. (1951):[93] First African American male judge in Dallas County, Texas (1966)
  • Frank P. Hernández:[94] First Latino American male (who was of Mexican descent) judge in Dallas County, Texas (1977)
  • Thomas Jones:[95] First African American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace for the Oak Cliff Precinct District, Texas (1990) [Dallas County, Texas]
  • Craig Watkins:[54][55] First African American male District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas (2007)

Ector County

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El Paso County

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  • Frank Feuille, Jr:[97] First male lawyer of French descent in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
  • Joe Calamia:[97] First male lawyer of Italian descent in El Paso, Texas
  • Frank Galvan:[98] Reputed to be the first Mexican American male lawyer in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
  • Albert Armendariz, Sr. (1950):[30][31] First Hispanic American male to serve as a federal judge in El Paso, Texas (1976)
  • George Rodriguez:[99] First Hispanic American to serve as the President of the El Paso Bar Association, Texas

Fort Bend County

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  • William A. Price (1873):[55][100] First African American male District Attorney for Fort Bend County, Texas (1876)
  • James DeAnda (1950):[41] First Hispanic American male judge in Houston, Texas (1979)
  • Brian Middleton:[101] First African American male to serve as the District Attorney for Fort Bend County, Texas (2018)
  • K.P. George:[102] First Indian American male judge in Fort Bend County, Texas (2018)

Guadalupe County

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Harris County

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  • Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. (1959):[79] First African American to serve as a Judge of the 208th Criminal Court in Harris County, Texas (1974)
  • Steven Kirkland:[26][27] First openly LGBT male to serve as a Harris County civil district judge (2008)
  • Jason Luong:[22][23] First Asian American male (who is of Vietnamese descent) to serve as a district court judge in Harris County, Texas (2019)
  • Alfred J. Hernandez:[103] First Hispanic American male judge in Harris County, Texas
  • A.D. Azios:[104] First Hispanic American male elected as a criminal district judge in Harris County Texas
  • Roland Garcia, Jr.:[105] First minority male elected as the President of the Harris County Bar Association, Texas
  • Jose Cantu:[106] First Hispanic American male judge in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas

Hays County

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  • Ruben Becerra:[107] First Latino American male judge in Hays County, Texas (2019)

Jefferson County

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Jim Weels County

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La Salle County

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Limestone County

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Lubbock County

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McLennan County

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Nueces County

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Potter County

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  • Elisha Demerson:[24][25] First African American male to serve as a county judge in Potter County, Texas (1986)

Smith County

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  • Charles E. Coleman:[117] First African American male lawyer in Tyler, Texas (1946) [Smith County, Texas]
  • Andy Navarro:[117] First Hispanic American male to serve as the President of the Smith County Bar Association, Texas

Tarrant County

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Taylor County

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Travis County

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  • Alberto Garcia:[119] First Latino American male judge in Travis County, Texas
  • George C. Thomas:[120][121] First Indian American male judge in Travis County, Texas
  • Ramey Ko:[73][74] First Asian American male judge in Austin County and Travis County, Texas (2010)
  • Nick Chu:[20][21] First Asian American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace for Travis County, Texas (2017)

Val Verde County

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Victoria County

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Waller County

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  • Dewayne Charleston:[126] First African American male judge in Waller County, Texas

Wichita County

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Willacy County

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  • Oscar Cavazos (c. 1951):[128] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Willacy County, Texas

See also

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Other topics of interest

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