List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Alaska explained

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 graduate from law school or become a political figure.

Firsts in Alaska's history

Lawyers

• First Jewish American male: Solomon Ripinsky
• First Alaskan Native (Tlingit) male: William Paul^[1]

State judges

• First Jewish American male (Supreme Court of Alaska; justice and chief justice): Jay A. Rabinowitz in 1965 and 1972 respectively^{[2] [3]}
• First openly gay male: Victor Carlson in 1975^{[4] [5]}
• First Alaskan Native (Tlingit) male: Roy Madsen in 1975^[6]
• First Hispanic American male: Rene J. Gonzalez in 1984^[7]
• First African American male: Larry Card in 1993^{[8] [9]}
• First Asian American/openly gay male (Superior Court Master): Jonathon Lack in 2007^{[10] [11]}
• First deaf male: Charles "Chuck" W. Ray Jr. in 2012^[12]

• First Jewish American male: Avrum Gross in 1974

See also

• List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States

Other topics of interest

• List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
• List of first women lawyers and judges in Alaska

Notes and References

1. Book: An Alaska Anthology: Interpreting the Past. Haycox. Stephen W.. Mangusso. Mary Childers. 2011-06-01. University of Washington Press. 9780295800370. en.
2. Web site: Alaska Jewish History Tour . 2024-05-17 . www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
3. Book: Haber, Yisrael . A Rabbi's Northern Adventure: From the Heights of Alaska to the Golan Heights . 2003 . Me'or Menachem Publications . 978-0-8266-0839-0 . en.
4. News: Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska on August 28, 1992 · Page 9. Newspapers.com. 2018-01-15. en.
5. Web site: Victor "Vic" Carlson. February 2, 2012. PROJECT JUKEBOX - Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program.
6. Web site: The Alaska Court System: Celebrating 50 Years. Alaska Court System: State of Alaska.
7. Web site: Former Judges Alaska Judicial Council. www.ajc.state.ak.us. 2018-12-05.
8. News: Retired Superior Court Judge Larry Card holds court in Juneau. 2017-10-31. en.
9. Book: Jet. 1993-11-29. Johnson Publishing Company. en.
10. Web site: Anchorage Hotties 2013 . 2022-02-15 . The Anchorage Press . en.
11. Web site: Judge Jonathon Lack for King County Superior Court in Washington . 2022-02-15 . Trellis . en.
12. Web site: 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.