FIRST - African-American Lawyer, Supreme Court Judge - in Georgia
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"Robert Benham is the second African-American graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law and the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court of Georgia" ~ Wikipedia
Waymark Code: WMPP0N
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2015
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County of plaque: Bartow County
Location of plaque: Friendship Plaza fence, behind train depot, Cartersville
Plaque erected: 2001
Plaque erected by: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau
Plaque Text:
Chief Justice
ROBERT BENHAM
Lawyer; Justice, Georgia Court of Appeals; Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia.
Born September 26, 1946. First African-American Lawyer to practice law in Cartersville, Bartow County; and to serve as President of Bartow County Bar Association. Appointed by Georgia Governor Joe Frank Harris to Georgia Court of Appeals on April 3, 1984. Won state-wide election to full term on Court of Appeals. First African-American to win state-wide election in Georgia since Reconstruction. Served on Court of Appeals for 5 years, when appointed by Governor Harris to serve on Georgia Supreme Court in December, 1989. Won state-wide election to Georgia Supreme Court on July 17, 1990, and became Chief Justice, a position still held in the year 2000.
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