List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Texas

Harris County: Added Howard Wolf

← Previous revision Revision as of 22:14, 30 April 2026 Line 212: Line 212: *Roland Garcia, Jr.:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hchdfoundation.org/roland-garcia-jr-2/|title=Roland Garcia, Jr.|website=Harris County Hospital District Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref> First minority male elected as the President of the Harris County Bar Association, Texas *Roland Garcia, Jr.:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hchdfoundation.org/roland-garcia-jr-2/|title=Roland Garcia, Jr.|website=Harris County Hospital District Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref> First minority male elected as the President of the Harris County Bar Association, Texas *Christian Menefee:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boney |first=Jeffrey L. |date=2025-02-26 |title=Black History Makers: Two African Americans Who Made History As the First Black County Attorneys in Harris and Fort Bend Counties |url=https://www.forwardtimes.com/news/state-local/black-history-makers-two-african-americans-who-made-history-as-the-first-black-county-attorneys/article_8eb2779e-f490-11ef-966f-7384468b798c.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Forward Times |language=en}}</ref> First African American male to serve as Harris County Attorney (2020) *Christian Menefee:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boney |first=Jeffrey L. |date=2025-02-26 |title=Black History Makers: Two African Americans Who Made History As the First Black County Attorneys in Harris and Fort Bend Counties |url=https://www.forwardtimes.com/news/state-local/black-history-makers-two-african-americans-who-made-history-as-the-first-black-county-attorneys/article_8eb2779e-f490-11ef-966f-7384468b798c.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Forward Times |language=en}}</ref> First African American male to serve as Harris County Attorney (2020) *Howard Wolf (1959):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Howard Wolf Obituary (1935 - 2025) - Austin, TX - Austin American-Statesman |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/statesman/name/howard-wolf-obituary?id=59098006 |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> First Jewish American male lawyer to join a major law firm in [[Houston]], [[Harris County, Texas]] ( *Otis King:<ref>{{Cite news |last=George |first=Cindy |date=2012-11-30 |title=King, Houston's first black city attorney, dies at 77 |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/King-Houston-s-first-black-city-attorney-dies-4078967.php |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220812100439/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/King-Houston-s-first-black-city-attorney-dies-4078967.php |archive-date=2022-08-12 |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=Chron |language=en-US}}</ref> First African American male to serve as the City Attorney of [[Houston]], [[Harris County, Texas]] (1976) *Otis King:<ref>{{Cite news |last=George |first=Cindy |date=2012-11-30 |title=King, Houston's first black city attorney, dies at 77 |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/King-Houston-s-first-black-city-attorney-dies-4078967.php |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220812100439/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/King-Houston-s-first-black-city-attorney-dies-4078967.php |archive-date=2022-08-12 |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=Chron |language=en-US}}</ref> First African American male to serve as the City Attorney of [[Houston]], [[Harris County, Texas]] (1976) *Ed Cazares:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abram |first=Lynwood |date=October 13, 2007 |title=Ed Cazares, first Latino city attorney, dies at 84 |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-deaths/article/ed-cazares-first-latino-city-attorney-dies-at-84-1839670.php |work=CHRON}}</ref> First Latino American male to serve as the City Attorney of [[Houston]], [[Harris County, Texas]] (1980) *Ed Cazares:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abram |first=Lynwood |date=October 13, 2007 |title=Ed Cazares, first Latino city attorney, dies at 84 |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-deaths/article/ed-cazares-first-latino-city-attorney-dies-at-84-1839670.php |work=CHRON}}</ref> First Latino American male to serve as the City Attorney of [[Houston]], [[Harris County, Texas]] (1980)