There are no black judges on the state's highest court.

Years earlier, he led a delegation that lobbied the Bush administration to increase the number of black judges.

If there's one of the black judges on the bench.

At age 31, she became the first black female judge in the United States.

If approved by the State Senate, he would be the first black judge to serve on the state's highest court.

Lawyers talk of ways to get black judges on the bench.

They should have had a white and a black judge together.

These judges would join three black judges already sitting in the state.

He spoke to an audience of nearly 2,000 black judges and lawyers.

And not just another child, but the granddaughter of a beloved black judge.