List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Maine

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Maine. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are men who achieved other distinctions, such as becoming the first in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history

Lawyer

• Macon Bolling Allen (1844):[1][2][3] First African American male lawyer in Maine

Judge

• Rick Lawrence:[4][5][6] First African American male judge in Maine (2000)

Supreme Judicial Circuit (Supreme Court)

• Abraham M. Rudman:[7] First Jewish male appointed as a Justice of the Maine Supreme Court (1965)

See also

• List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States

Other topics of interest

• List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
• List of first women lawyers and judge in Maine

References

1. Hornby, D. Brock (Spring 2020). "History Lessons: Instructive Legal Episodes From Maine's Early Years — Episode 1: Becoming a Lawyer." Green Bag 2d. 23: 195.
2. Contee, Clarence G. (February 1976). Macon B. Allen: "First" Black in the Legal Profession. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc.
3. "Maine was first in the nation to admit an African American to the bar in 1844 – University of Maine School of Law". Faculty. June 2, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
4. Maxwell, Trevor (2016). "Stellar debut for PLUS Program" (PDF). Maine Law Magazine.
5. "Summary and Analysis of Racial Discrimination in Criminal Prosecution and Sentencing in Maine" (PDF). Maine Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. December 7, 2017.
6. "Maine Senate confirms state's first black judge". Archive. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
7. Peck, Abraham J.; Peck, Jean M. (March 7, 2007). Maine's Jewish Heritage. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634578.