List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Texas explained

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Texas. 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 state history

Lawyers

Judicial Officers

State

Judges
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District Court

Appellate Court
Supreme Court

[35] First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (2001) and Chief Justice (2004)

Federal

District Court

[41] First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (2019)

Attorney General

Solicitor General

United States Attorney

District Attorney

Assistant District Attorney

Political Office

Bar Association

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

Regions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unsung Heroes: The First African American Lawyers in Texas. Browning. John. Wright. Carolyn. December 2014. Texas Bar Journal. October 8, 2016.
  2. We Stood on Their Shoulders: The First African American Attorneys in Texas (59 Howard Law Journal 2015-2016). Browning. Joseph G.. Wright. Carolyn. Howard Law Journal. 59 . 55 . 2017-09-24.
  3. Book: Smith, J. Clay Jr.. Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. 1999. University of Pennsylvania Press. 0812216857.
  4. Book: Payne, Darwin. Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas. 2009. Southern Methodist University Press. 9780870745522.
  5. Web site: Uncovering a Mystery: Who Were the First African-American Attorneys in Texas?. Bauer. Mark. February 26, 2019. Texas Lawyer. en. 2019-03-04.
  6. Browning . John G. . 2021 . Who Was Texas' First Native American Lawyer? The Answer is Complicated . Texas Bar Journal.
  7. News: Austin's First African-American Lawyer . Oil and Gas Lawyer Blog . 2017-09-24.
  8. Web site: Salinas . Lupe S. . Legally White, Socially Brown: Alonso S. Perales and His Crusade ... . 2024-04-18 . Latinoteca . en.
  9. Olivas . Michael A. . November 2010 . Review Essay - The Arc of Triumph and the Agony of Defeat . Journal of Legal Education . 60 . 2.
  10. Web site: Migratory Streams Part II. Cross. Clinton F.. June 2008. El Paso Bar Journal. October 15, 2016.
  11. Kiddo. Hannah. Mader. Lindsay Stafford. McConnico. Patricia Busa. February 2014. Trailblazers. Texas Bar Journal. 77. 163–167. HeinOnline.
  12. News: Who Was the First African-American Lawyer in Texas. Texas Lawyer. 2016-10-15.
  13. News: . HARREL GORDON TILLMAN ACTOR, PASTOR AND THE FIRST BLACK JUDGE IN TEXAS . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 3 July 1998 . B-5 .
  14. Web site: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Our Extraordinary Alumni . 2022-03-05 . Texas Law News . 12 October 2021 . en-us.
  15. Web site: Birdwell, state's 1st gay judge, now mayor of S. Lake Tahoe EDGE Dallas, TX. 2022-02-15. EDGE Media Network. en-us.
  16. Web site: John Paul Barnich, first openly gay city judge, dies at 63. Turner. Allan. Chronicle. Copyright 2009 Houston. 2009-02-03. Houston Chronicle. 2018-12-17.
  17. Web site: 2020 . Annual Report . Turkish Coalition of America.
  18. Web site: 2017-02-01. Houstonian Becomes First Openly Gay Family-Court Judge in Texas. 2022-02-15. OutSmart Magazine. en-US.
  19. Upon his appointment to the 507th Judicial District Family Court
  20. Web site: 87(R) HR 740 - Introduced version - Bill Text . 2022-07-22 . capitol.texas.gov.
  21. Web site: Black History Month: Featuring First Black County Judge, Commissioner and Councilman. Washington. Jala. 2018-02-18. KVII. 2019-01-23.
  22. Web site: Kirkman: Don't send in the clowns in Potter County. Amarillo Globe-News. en. 2019-01-23.
  23. Web site: A Houston Judge Could be Elected First Gay Justice on Texas Supreme Court. Sanchez. Sam. San Antonio Current. en. 2018-12-17.
  24. Web site: Texas LGBT Judges Bring Empathy, Wisdom and Life Lessons. June 26. Angela Morris . PM. 2018 at 02:35. Texas Lawyer. 2018-12-17.
  25. Web site: Dean's Note. 2022-02-24. www.law.uh.edu.
  26. Upon Doyle's appointment as a Judge of the First Court of Appeals in Texas (1978)
  27. Web site: House Report 111-241 - ALBERT ARMENDARIZ, SR., UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE. www.govinfo.gov. 2020-02-25.
  28. Davis. Anita. October 2005. FEATURE: OUTSTANDING 50-YEAR LAWYERS STILL PASSIONATE ABOUT PRACTICING LAW. Tex. B. J.. 68. 852.
  29. Web site: A black Republican Fort Worth judge who sent a judge to jail is hanging up his robes. star-telegram. en. 2018-12-18.
  30. Book: Barr, Alwyn. Black Texans: A History of African Americans in Texas, 1528-1995. 1996. University of Oklahoma Press. 9780806128788.
  31. Web site: Flores. Victor A.. May 25, 2021. Latino/a Pioneers in the Texas Judiciary: Building Bridges for Future Generations. Journal of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society.
  32. Web site: 2018-11-30. Charles Spain Shatters Another 'Rainbow Ceiling'. 2022-02-17. OutSmart Magazine. en-US.
  33. Web site: Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr.. tarltonapps.law.utexas.edu. 2017-10-31.
  34. Web site: Chief Justice David Wellington Chew: A Trailblazer. Harbour. Cori A.. March 2009. El Paso Bar Journal.
  35. Book: Jet. 2001-04-02. Johnson Publishing Company.
  36. Web site: Robert Pitman Becomes 1st Openly Gay Judge to Sit on Federal Bench in Texas - The Rainbow Times Boston LGBT Newspaper Serving New England Gay News : The Rainbow Times Boston LGBT Newspaper Serving New England Gay News. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222195338/http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/2014/12/19/robert-pitman-becomes-1st-openly-gay-judge-sit-federal-bench-texas/. dead. 2014-12-22. 2014-12-22. 2018-12-17.
  37. Upon his appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  38. Guerra. Mary Dolores. Latina and Latino Judges: Changing the Complexion of the Bench. Florida A&M Univ. Law Review. 9. 1 .
  39. Book: United States of America Congressional Record. Government Printing Office.
  40. Web site: District Judge Sam A. Lindsay Northern District of Texas United States District Court. www.txnd.uscourts.gov. 2018-01-19.
  41. Web site: Pulliam excellent choice for federal bench. 2019-08-18. ExpressNews.com. en-US. 2020-03-06.
  42. Book: Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. Meier. Matt S.. Gutierrez. Margo. Gutiérrez. Margo. 2000. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313304255. en.
  43. Book: Texas Politics Today. Maxwell. William. Crain. Ernest. 2007-04-02. Cengage Learning. 9780495410676. en.
  44. Web site: Personal Profile: Ted Cruz. www.texastribune.org.
  45. Web site: O'Rourke's improbable Senate run still needs Latinos to win. Weber. Paul J.. 2018-10-11. AP NEWS.
  46. Book: Brischetto . Robert . Mexican American Civil Rights in Texas . Avena . J. Richard . 2021-10-01 . MSU Press . 978-1-62895-446-3 . en.
  47. Web site: 2021-01-19 . U.S. Attorney Cox Announces Departure from Eastern District of Texas Post . 2022-04-15 . www.justice.gov . en.
  48. Web site: Saavedra . Ninfa . 2022-12-13 . Alamdar Hamdani sworn in as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Texas . 2023-10-04 . KPRC . en.
  49. Web site: 2023-05-04 . Senate confirms Dallas prosecutor Damien Diggs as first Black U.S. attorney for East Texas . 2023-11-30 . Dallas News . en.
  50. News: Craig Watkins won't run for his old job as Dallas County DA. 2017-12-10. Dallas News. 2018-01-29.
  51. Web site: Was Craig Watkins the first black DA in Texas? Historians find evidence of another. 2019-02-23. Dallas News. en. 2019-03-04.
  52. Book: Selcer, Richard F.. A History of Fort Worth in Black & White: 165 Years of African-American Life. 2015-12-15. University of North Texas Press. 978-1-57441-616-9. en.
  53. Web site: Tarlton Law Library: Exhibit - African American Students: Ollice Maloy, Jr., '54. Collections. Special. tarlton.law.utexas.edu. en. 2020-03-11.
  54. Web site: Ollice Maloy, Jr.. digital.utsa.edu. en. 2020-03-11.
  55. Book: Texas Bar Journal. 1998. State Bar of Texas. en.
  56. Web site: Valderas, Harold (Print Friendly Version) - U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project. legacy.lib.utexas.edu. 2019-01-16.
  57. Kaufman. Charlie. October 1996. ARTICLE: DIVERSITY -- THEN AND NOW: THE VIEWS OF SOME WHO LED THE WAY. Tex. B. J.. 59. 876.
  58. Web site: Browning . John G. . May–June 2016 . San Antonio's First African American Lawyer . San Antonio Lawyer.
  59. Web site: Board of Advisors . 2023-12-19 . Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights . en-US.
  60. September 2004 . FEATURE: 2004 STATE BAR OF TEXAS ANNUAL MEETING: PIONEER BREAKFAST . Tex. B. J. . 64 . 655.
  61. Web site: UH Law Center recognizes first Hispanic graduate Bonilla '60 with Dean's Distinguished Award . 2022-03-09 . www.law.uh.edu.
  62. Web site: 2016-11-01 . U.S. and Mexican Law Expert . 2022-03-15 . stanfordmag.org . en.
  63. Web site: About Judge Rodriguez . 2018-01-12 . www.jp.hctx.net.
  64. Web site: Obituary for Rogelio Fernandez Munoz Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, Inc. . 2019-10-08 . Obituary for Rogelio Fernandez Munoz Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, Inc. . en.
  65. Web site: Celebrating 125 Years of the Austin Bar: The Road to Diversity. April 2018. Austin Lawyer.
  66. Web site: Austin Bar Foundation Holds Annual Fundraising Gala and Honors Area Attorneys with Awards. 2017-01-31. Austin Bar Association. en-US. 2019-01-06.
  67. Web site: Municipal Judge Fact Sheet. July 2017.
  68. News: Board Members - Asian American Resource Center Nonprofit. Asian American Resource Center Nonprofit. 2018-02-15.
  69. News: Bastrop County's first black justice of the peace gets tombstone. statesman. 2018-01-13.
  70. News: Bastrop County judge to resign, possibly run for Congress. statesman. 2018-01-13.
  71. Web site: ALANIZ, JOHN C. The Handbook of Texas Online Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). tshaonline.org. 2019-01-09.
  72. Web site: Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Mobile. lrl.texas.gov. 2019-01-09.
  73. Web site: Andrew Jefferson Jr. - Attorney at Law - An African American Obituary. December 10, 2008. www.ancestry.com. 2019-03-19.
  74. Web site: 86(R) SR 833 - Enrolled version - Bill Text. capitol.texas.gov. 2020-03-13.
  75. Web site: Bexar County gets its first black commissioner. Huddleston. Scott. 2014-11-05. San Antonio Express-News. 2019-07-17.
  76. News: Sandoval . Edgar . 2023-02-08 . Politicians of Asian Descent Rise in Latino-Majority San Antonio . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-21 . 0362-4331.
  77. Web site: Letters – LHS grad applauds board. post-register.com. en-US. 2019-01-23.
  78. Web site: 2017-05-26 . MUERE RAY RAMON, EX JUEZ LATINO DEL CONDADO DE CAMERON . 2022-07-28 . El Valle Noticias . es-MX.
  79. News: HCISD to choose school name in January. Valley Morning Star. 2017-09-23.
  80. Book: San Benito. 2010. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738580241. en.
  81. Web site: Wiley, Joseph Edwin, Sr.. The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). 2013-04-25. 2017-09-23.
  82. It was long believed that Joseph Edwin Wiley was the first African American male lawyer in that city.
  83. Web site: A Texas Law Graduate's Quest to Uncover the Story of the State's First Black Attorney. 2022-01-24. Texas Law News. 5 March 2021 . en-us.
  84. Web site: Sánchez . Aaron E. . Arellano . Ruben A. . Hannah . Nyddia . 2011 . The Latina and Latino History of Southern Methodist University . Southern Methodist University SMU Scholar.
  85. News: Louis A. Bedford Jr., Dallas County's first black judge, dies at 88. 2014-04-10. Dallas News. 2018-01-12.
  86. Web site: Frank Hernandez, Dallas County's first Hispanic judge, dies at 73. 2012-02-22. Dallas News. en. 2019-01-17.
  87. Web site: South Dallas justice of the peace accused of incompetence, misconduct. WFAA. 16 October 2009 . 2020-03-13.
  88. News: Abalos in horse accident. Odessa American. 2017-09-23.
  89. Web site: Migratory Streams Part II. Cross. Clinton F.. June 2008. El Paso Bar Journal. October 15, 2016.
  90. Cross. Clinton. October 2016. Judge Robert Galvan. El Paso Bar Bulletin.
  91. Web site: Senior Lawyer Interview: GEORGE RODRIGUEZ. Cross. Clinton F.. May 2008. El Paso Bar Journal.
  92. News: Who Was the First African-American Lawyer in Texas. Texas Lawyer. 2016-10-15.
  93. Web site: Fort Bend DA's race pits ex-judge, defense attorney. Lewis. Brooke A.. 2018-10-15. Houston Chronicle. 2019-01-15.
  94. Web site: Indian-American K.P. George takes historic place as Fort Bend County judge - HoustonChronicle.com. 2018-12-30. www.chron.com. en-US. 2019-01-22.
  95. Web site: AABA of Houston - Investiture of Judge Jason Luong (former AABA Board Member and Gala Co-Chair). 2022-02-24. aabahouston.com.
  96. Web site: 2021-10-08 . Sprawling New Mural Honors Civil-Rights Leader During Hispanic Heritage Month . 2022-09-14 . Houston CityBook . en.
  97. Web site: George . Cindy . 2013-03-27 . County's first Hispanic district judge dies at 92 . 2023-04-12 . Chron . en-US.
  98. Web site: Roland Garcia, Jr.. Harris County Hospital District Foundation. en-US. 2019-01-07.
  99. Web site: Los Fresnos native becomes the first Latino judge of Hays County. Staff Reports. 2019-01-03. The Monitor. en-US. 2019-01-16.
  100. News: Floyd announces for new term on 172nd. Beaumont Enterprise. 2018-01-12.
  101. Web site: Judge "Lupe" Flores passes away. KBMT. 5 May 2015 . 2020-03-13.
  102. Web site: A Brief History of Lubbock and the Law. Lanehart. Chuck. Lubbock Area Bar.
  103. Web site: DE LOS SANTOS . CHRISTOPHER . First Hispanic judge in McLennan County to retire after 30 years on bench . 2023-04-12 . WacoTrib.com . 14 December 2022 . en.
  104. Web site: Balta . Hugo . 2019-10-01 . Truth, Justice and The Latino Way . 2024-07-10 . ILLN . en.
  105. Book: Lessoff, Alan. Where Texas Meets the Sea: Corpus Christi and Its History. 2015-02-28. University of Texas Press. 978-0-292-77192-5. en.
  106. Web site: Attorneys have been a part of the history of Smith County since 1847. Smith County Bar Association.
  107. Web site: The Judge Jorge A. Solis Memorial Scholarship . 2024-05-21 . University of Texas Law School Foundation . en-US.
  108. October 2013. DEPARTMENT: ATJ PRO BONO CHAMPION. Tex. B. J.. 76. 933.
  109. Web site: Sept. 20-27: Be the Change 2014. diversity.utexas.edu. 2018-01-26.
  110. News: TODO Austin January 2016. Issuu. 2018-01-26.
  111. Web site: Precinct 5. 2022-02-08. www.traviscountytx.gov.
  112. Book: Quiroz, Anthony. Claiming Citizenship: Mexican Americans in Victoria, Texas. 2013-03-28. Texas A&M University Press. 9781603449861.
  113. Web site: When Thursday draws around 36-year-old Juan Velasquez will embark on a new career in a familiar setting, the old Victoria County Courthouse. August 28, 2008. Victoria Advocate. en. 2020-03-16.
  114. Web site: How Sandra Bland's Historically Black College Town Is — And Isn't — Remembering Her. Griffin. Tamerra. BuzzFeed. 7 November 2015 . 2018-01-13.
  115. News: Longtime lawyer Oscar Cavazos retires after 62 years. Raymondville Chronicle News. 2017-09-23.
  116. (2021, April 18). <em>Houston Chronicle (TX)</em>, p. 20. Available from NewsBank: Access World News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=image/v2%3A16797DF2166E5EE0%40AWNB-181EF6C22439C8D9%402459323-181EF7020CECCC08%4019-181EF7020CECCC08%40. First Jewish American male lawyer in the Southern District of Texas
    • George W. Fremont (1879):[58] First African American male lawyer in San Antonio, Texas [<nowiki/>[[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar]], Medina, and Comal Counties, Texas]
    • Khalid Y. Hamideh:[59] First Arab American male lawyer in Dallas, Texas [<nowiki/>[[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]], Collin, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall Counties, Texas]
    • William Sim:[60] First Asian American male to graduate from the University of Houston Bates College of Law
    • Tony Bonilla:[61] First Latino American male to graduate from the University of Houston Law Center (1960)
    • Stephen Zamora:[62] First Hispanic American male to serve as the Dean of the University of Houston Law Center (1995)
    • Armando V. Rodriguez:[63] First Hispanic American judge in the municipal court of Houston, Texas and to be appointed as the Harris County Justice of the Peace by Commissioners Court [<nowiki/>[[Harris County, Texas|Harris]], Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties, Texas]
    • John Paul Barnich (1980): First openly LGBT male to become a city judge in Houston, Texas (1999) [<nowiki/>[[Harris County, Texas|Harris]], Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties, Texas]
    • John N. Johnson (1883): First African American male lawyer in Austin, Texas [<nowiki/>[[Hays County, Texas|Hays]], Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas]
    • Rogelio Fernandez Munoz (1974):[64] First Latino American male to serve as the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District [<nowiki/>[[Medina County, Texas|Medina]], Real and Uvalde Counties, Texas]

    Austin County

    • Richard Pena:[65] First Hispanic American male (and first minority in general) to serve as the President of the Austin Bar Association, Texas (1990)
    • Joseph C. Parker Jr.:[66] First African-American male to serve as the President of the Austin Bar Association, Texas (1996)
    • Ramey Ko:[67] [68] First Asian American male judge in Austin County and Travis County, Texas (2010)

    Bastrop County

    • Orange Hicks:[69] First African American male Justice of the Peace in Bastrop County, Texas (1888)
    • Ronnie McDonald:[70] First African American male judge in Bastrop County, Texas (1999)

    Bexar County

    • John C. Alaniz (1957):[71] [72] First Hispanic American male (a lawyer) elected to the Texas State House of Representatives from Bexar County, Texas (1960)
    • Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. (1959):[73] First African American male to serve as the Assistant District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas (1961)
    • Fred G. Rodriguez:[74] First Hispanic American male to serve as the (Criminal) District Attorney of Bexar County, Texas (1987)
    • Tommy Calvert:[75] First African American male to serve on the Commissioners Court for Bexar County, Texas (2014)
    • Peter Sakai:[76] First Asian American male judge in Bexar County, Texas (2023)

    Caldwell County

    • M. Louis Cisneros:[77] First Latino American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace in Caldwell County, Texas

    Cameron County

    • Ray Ramon:[78] First Latino American male judge in Cameron County, Texas (c. 1970s)
    • Abel Toscano Jr. (1952):[79] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas
    • Alfredo A. Garcia:[80] First Hispanic American male to serve as a municipal court judge in San Benito, Cameron County, Texas

    Dallas County

    • S.H. Scott (1881):[81] First African American male lawyer in Dallas, Texas[82] [<nowiki/>[[Dallas County, Texas]]]
    • George Washington Jr.:[83] First African American male to serve as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County, Texas
    • Felix Hilario Garcia:[84] First Mexican (male) citizen to graduate from the Southern Methodist University (1931) [<nowiki/>[[Dallas County, Texas]]]
    • Louis A. Bedford Jr. (1951):[85] First African American male judge in Dallas County, Texas (1966)
    • Frank P. Hernández:[86] First Latino American male (who was of Mexican descent) judge in Dallas County, Texas (1977)
    • Thomas Jones:[87] First African American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace for the Oak Cliff Precinct District, Texas (1990) [<nowiki/>[[Dallas County, Texas]]]
    • Craig Watkins: First African American male District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas (2007)

    Ector County

    El Paso County

    • Frank Feuille, Jr:[89] First male lawyer of French descent in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
    • Joe Calamia: First male lawyer of Italian descent in El Paso, Texas
    • Frank Galvan:[90] Reputed to be the first Mexican American male lawyer in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
    • Albert Armendariz, Sr. (1950): First Hispanic American male to serve as a federal judge in El Paso, Texas (1976)
    • George Rodriguez:[91] First Hispanic American to serve as the President of the El Paso Bar Association, Texas

    Fort Bend County

    • William A. Price (1873):[92] First African American male District Attorney for Fort Bend County, Texas (1876)
    • James DeAnda (1950): First Hispanic American male judge in Houston, Texas (1979)
    • Brian Middleton:[93] First African American male to serve as the District Attorney for Fort Bend County, Texas (2018)
    • K.P. George:[94] First Indian American male judge in Fort Bend County, Texas (2018)

    Harris County

    • Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. (1959): First African American to serve as a Judge of the 208th Criminal Court in Harris County, Texas (1974)
    • Steven Kirkland: First openly LGBT male to serve as a Harris County civil district judge (2008)
    • Jason Luong:[95] First Asian American male (who is of Vietnamese descent) to serve as a district court judge in Harris County, Texas (2019)
    • Alfred J. Hernandez:[96] First Hispanic American male judge in Harris County, Texas
    • A.D. Azios:[97] First Hispanic American male elected as a criminal district judge in Harris County Texas
    • Roland Garcia, Jr.:[98] First minority male elected as the President of the Harris County Bar Association, Texas

    Hays County

    • Ruben Becerra:[99] First Latino American male judge in Hays County, Texas (2019)

    Jefferson County

    Lubbock County

    • Gregorio Coronado (1957):[102] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Lubbock, Texas [<nowiki/>[[Lubbock County, Texas]]]
    • Sam Medina (1976): First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of County Court (1995) and serve as Presiding Judge of the 237th District Court (1998) Lubbock County, Texas

    McLennan County

    Nueces County

    Potter County

    • Elisha Demerson: First African American male to serve as a county judge in Potter County, Texas (1986)

    Smith County

    • Charles E. Coleman:[106] First African American male lawyer in Tyler, Texas (1946) [Smith County, Texas]
    • Andy Navarro: First Hispanic American male to serve as the President of the Smith County Bar Association, Texas

    Tarrant County

    • Ollice Maloy, Jr.: First African American male to serve as the Assistant District Attorney of Tarrant County, Texas (1959)

    Taylor County

    Travis County

    • Alberto Garcia:[108] First Latino American male judge in Travis County, Texas
    • George C. Thomas:[109] [110] First Indian American male judge in Travis County, Texas
    • Ramey Ko: First Asian American male judge in Austin County and Travis County, Texas (2010)
    • Nick Chu:[111] First Asian American male to serve as the Justice of the Peace for Travis County, Texas (2017)

    Victoria County

    Waller County

    • Dewayne Charleston:[114] First African American male judge in Waller County, Texas

    Willacy County

    • Oscar Cavazos (c. 1951):[115] First Hispanic American male lawyer in Willacy County, Texas

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