List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Kansas

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Kansas. 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 obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history

Lawyer
  • John H. Morris (1871):[1] First African-American lawyer in Kansas
Judges
  • Cordell D. Meeks Sr. (1939):[2] First African-American male judge in Kansas (1972)[3]
  • Tommy B. Webb:[4] First Asian American male judge in Kansas (upon his appointment as a Judge of the Twenty-Sixth Judicial District in 1988)
District Court
  • Cordell D. Meeks Sr. (1939):[2] First African-American male to become a district court judge in Kansas (1972)[5]
  • Joseph D. Johnson:[6] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Third Judicial District in Kansas (2005)
District Court
  • Carlos Murguia (1982):[7] First Hispanic-American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas (1999)

United States Attorney
  • Benjamin E. Franklin:[8] First African American male to serve as the U.S. Attorney for Kansas (1968-1969)

District Attorney
  • Mark A. Dupree, Sr.:[9] First African American to serve as a District Attorney in Kansas (2017)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Graham County

Shawnee County
  • Joseph D. Johnson:[6] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Third Judicial District in Kansas (2005) [Shawnee County, Kansas]

Wyandotte County
  • Mark A. Dupree, Sr.:[9] First African American to serve as the District Attorney of Wyandotte County, Kansas (2017)

See also

Other topics of interest

References
  1. Smith, Jr., J. Clay (1999-01-01). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812216857.
  2. "Kansas' first black district judge..." tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  3. Upon Meeks' appointment as a district court judge in 1972
  4. "Center Welcomes First Asian Judge of Kansas". The Center for Law and Culture. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  5. Upon his appointment to the district court, Meeks became known as the first African American male judge in Kansas
  6. Taylor, Lisa (April 6, 2018). "Shawnee County District Court Judge Joseph D. Johnson to retire" (PDF).
  7. "District of Kansas | Carlos Murguia". www.ksd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  8. "History of the United States Attorney District of Kansas". www.justice.gov. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  9. "Mark A. Dupree, Sr". kckps.org. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  10. "William L. Sayers - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
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