Joseph Clemens Howard Sr. (December 9 1922 – September 16 2000) was the first African American to win an election as judge for the Baltimore City Supreme Bench and was later appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland becoming the first African American to serve on that bench as well.
alma mater
University of Iowa, Morgan State University, Drake University Law School
birth date
1922-12-09
birth place
Des Moines Iowa
death date
2000-09-16
death place
Pikesville Maryland
office
Associate Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
order in office
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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