Israel Meyer Augustine Jr.

Israel Meyer Augustine Jr. (16 November 1924 – 29 August 1994) was an American lawyer. Born in 1924, he was the first Black district judge in Louisiana.[1][2][3][4]

In 1971, Augustine presided over a trial of twelve Black Panthers members accused of the attempted murder of five New Orleans policemen.[5][6]

He died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1994.[1]

References
  1. "A first for Louisiana's court, Israel Augustine Jr". African American Registry. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. "Today in New Orleans History: August 29". www.neworleanspast.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. Pontchartrain, Blake (8 Feb 2021). "Blakeview: Remembering pioneering Black jurists Israel Augustine Jr. and Revius Ortique Jr". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. Reed, Roy (1971-07-10). "Man in the News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  5. Jones, Jae (17 May 2020). "Judge Israel Augustine Jr: First Black District Judge in Louisiana & Civil Rights Activist". blackthen.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  6. Reed, Roy (1971-08-02). "TESTIMONY BEGINS IN PANTHER TRIAL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-07.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.