List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Arkansas

Firsts in state history

Lawyer

• Thomas P. Johnson : First African American male lawyer in Arkansas

  Judicial Officers

State

Judges

• John Milo Alexander: First African American male to serve as a Justice of the Peace in Arkansas
• Mifflin Wistar Gibbs: First African American male judge in Arkansas

  County Court

• Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV: First African American male to serve as a county court judge in Arkansas

  District Court

• Jesse Kearney : First African American male appointed to the Eleventh Judicial District, Arkansas

  Appellate Court

• George Howard Jr. : First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Arkansas State Court of Appeals

  Supreme Court

• George Howard Jr. : First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court,

  Federal

District Court

• Jacob Trieber: First Jewish American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
• George Howard Jr. : First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

  Appellate Court

• Lavenski Smith : First African American male justice appointed as the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Arkansas

  Attorney General

• Leon Johnson: First African American male to serve as the interim Attorney General of Arkansas

  Assistant Attorney General

• Rob Morehead: First African American male to serve as the Assistant Attorney General of Arkansas

  Bar Association

• Eddie Haywood Walker Jr.: First African American male to serve as the President of the Arkansas Bar Association

  Firsts in local history

Jefferson County

• Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV: First African American male to serve as a county court judge in Jefferson County, Arkansas

  Washington County

• Joseph Wood: First African American male judge in Washington County, Arkansas

  Other topics of interest

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