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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Michigan
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This is a list of the '''first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s)''' in Michigan. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women 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 ==
* John C. McLeod (1870):<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male lawyer in Michigan
* Charles W. Jones:<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male judge in Michigan (1950)
* Michael Berry (1950):<ref></ref><ref> Times-Herald and Sunday Times Newspapers|website=downriversundaytimes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> First Arab American and Muslim American male lawyer in Michigan
* [[Otis M. Smith]] (1950):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1961)
* [[Harry T. Edwards]] (1965):<ref> UCI Law|last=WeedyGarden.net|first=Erik Runyon |website=www.law.uci.edu|access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref> First African American male to teach at University of Michigan Law School (1970). He would later become a judge.
* [[Richard H. Bernstein]] (1999):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":20">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First blind male elected as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (2014)
== Firsts in local history ==
''Alphabetized by county name''
* Oscar W. Baker:<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male lawyer in Bay City, Michigan [Bay County, Michigan]
* Stuart Dunnings Jr. (1950):<ref></ref><ref></ref> First African American male lawyer in Lansing, Michigan [Ingham County, Clinton County, and Eaton County]
* Oliver Green:<ref></ref> First African American male lawyer in Pontiac, Michigan [Oakland County, Michigan]
== See also ==
* [[List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States]]
== References ==
== Firsts in state history ==
* John C. McLeod (1870):<ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male lawyer in Michigan
* Charles W. Jones:<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male judge in Michigan (1950)
* Michael Berry (1950):<ref></ref><ref> Times-Herald and Sunday Times Newspapers|website=downriversundaytimes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref> First Arab American and Muslim American male lawyer in Michigan
* [[Otis M. Smith]] (1950):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1961)
* [[Harry T. Edwards]] (1965):<ref> UCI Law|last=WeedyGarden.net|first=Erik Runyon |website=www.law.uci.edu|access-date=2018-01-18}}</ref> First African American male to teach at University of Michigan Law School (1970). He would later become a judge.
* [[Richard H. Bernstein]] (1999):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":20">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First blind male elected as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (2014)
== Firsts in local history ==
''Alphabetized by county name''
* Oscar W. Baker:<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male lawyer in Bay City, Michigan [Bay County, Michigan]
* Stuart Dunnings Jr. (1950):<ref></ref><ref></ref> First African American male lawyer in Lansing, Michigan [Ingham County, Clinton County, and Eaton County]
* Oliver Green:<ref></ref> First African American male lawyer in Pontiac, Michigan [Oakland County, Michigan]
== See also ==
* [[List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States]]
== References ==
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