List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Arkansas

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This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Arkansas. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are other distinctions such as the first minority men in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

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Firsts in Arkansas' history

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs: First African American male judge in Arkansas (1873) Mifflin Wistar Gibbs - CM Bell Studios 1902.jpg
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs: First African American male judge in Arkansas (1873)

Lawyer

State judges

Federal judges

Attorney General of Arkansas

Assistant Attorney General

Arkansas Bar Association

Firsts in local history

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Wiley Austin Branton (1923-1988) was a prominent civil rights lawyer and activist from Arkansas. Branton rose to prominence after filing the suit against the Little Rock School Board which would eventually be heard before the Supreme Court. After the trial, Branton moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he acted as the executive director of the Voter Education Project. He then spent time working for the government as the executive director of for the President's Council on Equal Opportunity and as a lawyer for the Department of Justice. He also served as the Dean of Howard University School of Law for five years.

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