List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Nevada
This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Nevada. 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 graduate from law school or become a political figure.
Firsts in Nevada's history
Lawyers
First Hispanic American male: John F. Mendoza (1951)[1][2]
First African American males: Earle W. White Jr. and Robert L. Reid (1964)[3]
State judges
First Hispanic American male (justice of the peace): John F. Mendoza (1951) from 1955-1957[1][2][4]
First African American male: Robert L. Reid (1964) in 1966[3]
First Hispanic American male (district court): John F. Mendoza (1951) in 1966[1][2][4]
First African American (district court): Addeliar Dell Guy (1957) in 1975[3][5][6]
First African American male (president): Bryan K. Scott (1991) from 2016-2017[26][27]
Firsts in local history
Addeliar Dell Guy (1957):[3][5] First African American male to serve as a Deputy District Attorney in Clark County, Nevada (1966) and Judge of the Eighth Judicial District Court, Dept. XI (1975)
John F. Mendoza (1951):[1][2] First Hispanic American male to serve as a Justice of the Peace (1955-1957) for the Las Vegas Township, City Attorney for North Las Vegas (1958-1959) and District Attorney (1960) for Clark County, Nevada
Bryan K. Scott (1991):[26][27] First African American male to serve as the President of the Clark County Bar Association, Nevada
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