List of first minority male lawyers and judges in New Mexico

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in New Mexico. 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
Octaviano A. Larrazolo: First Hispanic American male to serve as a U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1928)

Lawyers
  • Fred Simms (c. 1880s):[1] First African American male lawyer in New Mexico
  • George W. Malone (1914):[1][2][3] First African American male admitted to practice before the New Mexico Supreme Court
  • Antonio Barreiro (c. 1932):[4] First Mexican American male admitted to practice law in New Mexico
  • Albert T. Gonzales (1935):[5][6] First blind male lawyer in New Mexico
Judge
  • Tommy Jewell (1979):[7][8] First African American male judge in New Mexico (1984)
District Court
  • Tommy Jewell:[9] First African American male district court judge in New Mexico (1991)[10]
Supreme Court
  • Antonio Jose Otero:[11][12] First Hispanic male (and native New Mexican) to serve as a Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court (c. 1846) [the court was later renamed as the Supreme Court of New Mexico in 1912]
  • Eugene D. Lujan:[9][13][14] First Hispanic male to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico (1951) and serve as its Chief Justice
District court
  • Santiago E. Campos (1953):[15] First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (1978)

Attorney General

Political office

Bar association

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Bernalillo County

See also

References
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  2. Hornsby, Alton (2011-01-01). Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313341120.
  3. "Desert Exposure February 2014 Early African-Americans in New Mexico". www.desertexposure.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  4. Raines, Lester Courtney (1935-01-01). More New Mexico writers and writings. Dept. of English and speech, New Mexico normal university.
  5. "NFBNM Newsletter - June 2013". www.nfbnm.org. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  6. mchavira. "Albert T. Gonzales | Office of the President | New Mexico State University". Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  7. Salzman, Jack; Smith, David L.; West, Cornel (1996). Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Macmillan Library Reference. ISBN 9780028973661.
  8. Congress, U. S. (2010). Congressional Record, V. 151, PT. 17, October 7 to 26, 2005. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160848254.
  9. "TO THE BOARD OF BAR COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO REPORT THE STATUS OF MINORITY ATTORNEYS IN NEW MEXICO – AN UPDATE: 1990-1999". THE STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO TASK FORCE ON MINORITIES IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION II.
  10. Upon Jewell’s appointment as a Judge of the Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico in 1991
  11. Ramirez, Carlos Brazil (1979). The Hispanic Political Elite in Territorial New Mexico: A Study of Classical Colonialism. University of California, Santa Barbara.
  12. Vigil, Maurilio E. (1980). Los Patrones: Profiles of Hispanic Political Leaders in New Mexico History. University Press of America, Incorporated. ISBN 9780819109620.
  13. McCammon, Holly J.; Banaszak, Lee Ann (2018-02-01). 100 Years of the Nineteenth Amendment: An Appraisal of Women's Political Activism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190265168.
  14. Navarro, Sharon A.; Hernandez, Samantha L.; Navarro, Leslie A. (2016-05-12). Latinas in American Politics: Changing and Embracing Political Tradition. Lexington Books. ISBN 9781498533362.
  15. Congressional Record, V. 148, Pt. 14, October 2, 2002 to October 9, 2002. Government Printing Office.
  16. "OTERO, Miguel Antonio | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  17. USA, Macmillan Library Reference (1999-01-01). Latino Americans. Macmillan Library Reference USA. ISBN 9780028653730.
  18. Flynn, Kathryn. "Published by the Office of the NM Secretary of State 2011-2012" (PDF). Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State.
  19. CHAVEZ, ERNESTO (2010-06-15). "LARRAZOLO, OCTAVIANO AMBROSIO". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  20. "Albuquerque mourns for Orlando victims | The NM Political Report". nmpoliticalreport.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  21. Lawyer Referral Network. The Committee. 1996.
  22. "Award Conference Notes Achievements by Blacks". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. April 11, 1976. p. 2. Retrieved 2017-09-23 – via Newspapers.com.
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