List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Washington

Firsts in state history

Lawyer

• Robert O. Lee : First African American male lawyer in Washington

  Law Clerk

• Charles Z. Smith : First African American male to serve as a law clerk for the Washington Supreme Court

  Judicial Officers

State

Judges

• John E. Prim : First African American male judge in Washington
• Solie M. Ringold: First Jewish American male judge in Washington
• Charles Z. Smith : First African American male to serve as a municipal court judge and superior court judge in Washington
• James Phillips: First Native American male judge in Washington
• Warren Chan : First Asian American male elected judge in Washington
• Richard Ishikawa: First elected Japanese American male judge in Washington

  District Court

• Charles M. Stokes : First African American male to serve as a district court judge in Washington

  Supreme Court

• Charles Z. Smith : First African American male appointed as a Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
• Steven Gonzalez : First Latino American male elected as a Justice of the Washington Supreme Court

  Federal

District Court

• Jack Edward Tanner : First African American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Ricardo S. Martinez : First Latino American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Salvador Mendoza Jr. : First Hispanic American male appointed as a Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

  Political Office

• Cyrus Habib: First Iranian American male to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of Washington

  Bar Association

• Ronald Ward: First African American male to serve as the President of the Washington State Bar Association
• Anthony Gipe: First openly LGBT male to serve as the President of the Washington State Bar Association
• Rajeev Majumdar: First American male of South Asian descent to serve as the President of the Washington State Bar Association

  Firsts in local history

Region

• Carl Maxey : First African American male lawyer in Eastern Washington
• Jack Edward Tanner : Considered "the first African American in the Pacific Northwest to be elevated to the federal bench"
• Eddie Yoon : Reputed to be the first Korean American male lawyer in the Pacific Northwest

  Benton County

• Cameron Mitchell: First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Benton-Franklin Superior Court
• Salvador Mendoza Jr. : First Hispanic American male to serve as a Judge of the Benton-Franklin Superior Court

  Fairfax County

• Marcus D. Williams: First African American male appointed as a Judge of the Fairfax County General District Court

  Franklin County

• Cameron Mitchell: First African American male to serve as a Judge of the Benton-Franklin Superior Court
• Salvador Mendoza Jr. : First Hispanic American male to serve as a Judge of the Benton-Franklin Superior Court

  King County

• John Edward Hawkins : First African American male lawyer in King County, Washington
• Warren Chan : First Chinese American male lawyer in Seattle, Washington
• Solie M. Ringold: First Jewish American male judge in Washington
• Charles Z. Smith : First African American male appointed as a municipal court judge in Seattle, Washington
• Charles M. Stokes : First African American male to serve as a Judge of the King County District Court, Washington
• Mark Chow: First Asian American male elected as a district court judge in King County, Washington
• Gary Maehara: First Asian American male to serve as the President of the King County Bar Association, Washington
• Dan Gandara: First Latino American male to serve as the President of the King County Bar Association, Washington
• James Andrus: First African American male to serve as the President of the King County Bar Association, Washington

  Kitsap County

• Nathan Sargeant: First African American male to serve as a Justice of the Peace in Kitsap County, Washington
• Theodore "Ted" Spearman Jr.: First African American male judge in Kitsap County, Washington

  Other topics of interest

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