List of first minority male lawyers and judges in South Dakota

This is a list of the first minority male lawyer(s) and judge(s) in South Dakota. It includes the year in which the men were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are those who achieved other distinctions, such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.

Firsts in South Dakota's history

Law degree

First American Indian (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) male law graduate: Ramon Roubideaux in 1950

Lawyers

First American Indian male (Sioux Nation): John T. Van Metre (1890)Hand County press. (Miller, SD) 22 May. 1890, p. 6. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn98062948/1890-05-22/ed-1/. First African American male: Will F. Reden (1908) First African American male (admitted to State Bar of South Dakota): Madison Jackson A Sioux Indian male lawyer who is among the "First Thirteen" Native American lawyers to have argued federal Indian law cases before the U.S. Supreme Court: Terry L. Pechota (1972)

Judges

First Native American males (Sioux Nation and Oglala): Clarence Three Stars (1915-1916) and James Ryan (1918-1920) respectively served as county judges First Native American male (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate; South Dakota Unified Judicial System): Andrew Robertson in 2019

Assistant Attorney General

First American Indian (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) male: Ramon Roubideaux c. 1951

United States Attorney

First Native American males:Terry L. Pechota (1972) and Philip N. Hogen from 1979 to 1981 and 1981-1991 respectivelyPechota is from the Sioux tribe and Hogen the Oglala tribe. Hogen is known as the longest serving U.S. Attorney in South Dakota's history.

Political Office

First Lebanese American and Arab American male (senator): James Abourezk (c. 1966) in 1973

Firsts in local history

Franklin Ducheneaux: First Native American male graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law (1965) [Clay County, South Dakota]

See also List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States

Other topics of interest

List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States List of first women lawyers and judges in South Dakota

References