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List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Minnesota
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This is a list of the '''first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s)''' in Minnesota. 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 ==
* [[Fredrick McGhee|Fredrick McGee]] (1889):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref> First African American male lawyer in Minnesota
* L. Howard Bennett:<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male judge in Minnesota (1957)
* [[Michael J. Davis]] (1972):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (1994) and its Chief Judge (2008)
* [[Alan Page]] (1978):<ref name=":9"></ref> First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1993)
* Robert A. Blaeser (1979):<ref></ref><ref></ref> First Native American ([[Anishinaabe]] from the [[White Earth Band of Ojibwe]]) male judge in Minnesota (1995)
* [[Keith Ellison]] (1990):<ref name=":62">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":63">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male elected to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota (2006)
* Tony N. Leung:<ref> Asian American Press|website=aapress.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref> China Insight|last=Ahern|first=Will|website=chinainsight.info|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref></ref> First Asian American male judge and federal court judge in Minnesota (1994)
* John C. Choi (1995):<ref name=":66"></ref><ref name=":67">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":68"></ref> First Korean American male County Attorney in Minnesota (2011)
* Peter Reyes Jr. (1997):<ref name=":9" /> First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals (2014)
== Firsts in local history ==
''Alphabetized by county name''
* William R. Morris (c. 1889):<ref></ref> First African American male lawyer in Minneapolis, Minnesota [Hennipin County, Minnesota]
== See also ==
* [[List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States]]
== References ==
== Firsts in state history ==
* [[Fredrick McGhee|Fredrick McGee]] (1889):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref> First African American male lawyer in Minnesota
* L. Howard Bennett:<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male judge in Minnesota (1957)
* [[Michael J. Davis]] (1972):<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (1994) and its Chief Judge (2008)
* [[Alan Page]] (1978):<ref name=":9"></ref> First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1993)
* Robert A. Blaeser (1979):<ref></ref><ref></ref> First Native American ([[Anishinaabe]] from the [[White Earth Band of Ojibwe]]) male judge in Minnesota (1995)
* [[Keith Ellison]] (1990):<ref name=":62">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":63">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> First African American male elected to the U.S. Congress from Minnesota (2006)
* Tony N. Leung:<ref> Asian American Press|website=aapress.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref> China Insight|last=Ahern|first=Will|website=chinainsight.info|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref></ref> First Asian American male judge and federal court judge in Minnesota (1994)
* John C. Choi (1995):<ref name=":66"></ref><ref name=":67">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":68"></ref> First Korean American male County Attorney in Minnesota (2011)
* Peter Reyes Jr. (1997):<ref name=":9" /> First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals (2014)
== Firsts in local history ==
''Alphabetized by county name''
* William R. Morris (c. 1889):<ref></ref> First African American male lawyer in Minneapolis, Minnesota [Hennipin County, Minnesota]
== See also ==
* [[List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States]]
== References ==
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