List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Alaska

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Alaska. 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 obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history

Lawyer

Judges
  • Victor Carlson:[2][3][4] First openly LGBT male judge in Alaska (1975)
  • Roy Madsen:[5] First Alaskan Native (Tlingit) judge in Alaska (1975)
  • Rene J. Gonzalez:[5][6] First Hispanic male judge in Alaska (1984)
  • Larry Card:[7][8] First African American male judge in Alaska (1993)
  • Charles "Chuck" W. Ray Jr.:[9] First deaf male judge in Alaska (2012)

See also

Other topics of interest

References
  1. Haycox, Stephen W.; Mangusso, Mary Childers (2011-06-01). An Alaska Anthology: Interpreting the Past. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295800370.
  2. "Carlson, Victor | Alaska Judicial Council". www.ajc.state.ak.us. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. "Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska on August 28, 1992 ยท Page 9". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. "Victor "Vic" Carlson". PROJECT JUKEBOX - Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. February 2, 2012.
  5. "The Alaska Court System: Celebrating 50 Years" (PDF). Alaska Court System: State of Alaska.
  6. "Former Judges | Alaska Judicial Council". www.ajc.state.ak.us. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  7. "Retired Superior Court Judge Larry Card holds court in Juneau". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  8. Company, Johnson Publishing (1993-11-29). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
  9. "The State of the Judiciary: A Message By Chief Justice Dana Fabe to the First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Alaska Legislature". February 13, 2013.
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