List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Oregon

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Oregon. 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
McCants Stewart: First African American male lawyer in Oregon (1903)
Minoru Yasui: First Japanese American male lawyer in Oregon (c. 1939)

Lawyers
Judges
  • Aaron Brown Jr. (1959):[5][6] First African American male judge in Oregon (1969)
  • David Gernant:[7] First openly LGBT male judge in Oregon (1994)
Supreme Court
  • Paul De Muniz (1975):[8] First Hispanic American male justice appointed as the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court (2006)
  • Rives Kistler (1981):[9] First openly LGBT male appointed as Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court (2003)
District Court
  • Ancer L. Haggerty (1973):[10] First African American male to serve as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (1994)
  • Michael J. McShane (1988):[11] First openly LGBT male to serve as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (2013)
  • John Acosta:[12] First Hispanic American male to serve as the Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2008)
  • Marco A. Hernández:[12] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2009)
  • Mustafa T. Kasubhai:[13] First Muslim American male to serve as a Federal Magistrate Judge in the United States (2018)

Assistant Attorney General
  • H.J. Belton Hamilton:[14] First African American male to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for Oregon (1954)

District Attorney
  • John Haroldson:[12] First Hispanic American male to serve as a District Attorney in Oregon (2008)

Political Office
  • David Wu (1982):[15][16] First Taiwanese American male (a lawyer) to serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in Oregon (1999)

Bar Association
  • Mark Johnson:[14] First openly LGBT male to serve as the President of the Oregon State Bar Association (1998)
  • Angel Lopez:[12] First Hispanic American male to serve as the President of the Oregon State Bar Association (2002)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Region

Benton County
  • John Haroldson:[12] First Hispanic American male to serve as a District Attorney for Benton County, Oregon (2008)

Lane County
  • Mustafa T. Kasubhai:[12] First South East Asian male judge in Lane County, Oregon (2007)

See also

Other topics of interest

References
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