List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Nebraska

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Nebraska. 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
Thomas L. Sloan: First Native American male (Omaha people) male lawyer to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court (1904)

Lawyers
  • Silas Robbins (1889):[1] First African American male lawyer in Nebraska
  • Thomas L. Sloan (1892):[2][3][4] First Native American (Omaha people) male lawyer to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court (1904)
  • Simeon Bloom:[5] First Jewish male lawyer in Nebraska
District
  • Marlon Polk:[6] First African American male to become a district court judge in Nebraska (2005)[7]

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Douglas County
  • Marlon Polk:[6] First African American male to become a Judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court in Nebraska (2005) [Douglas County, Nebraska]

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. "Thomas Sloan". www.jackalopearts.org. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  3. Birchfield, D. L. (1997). The Encyclopedia of North American Indians: Ross, John - Trail of Broke Treaties. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 9780761402367.
  4. "Bishop, Thomas G. (1859-1923) and William Bishop Jr. (1861-1934): Native American Political Leaders - HistoryLink.org". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  5. Memories of the Jewish Midwest. Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. 1985-01-01.
  6. "Heineman appoints state's first black district court judge". JournalStar.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  7. Upon Polk's appointment as a Judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court in Nebraska
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