The State Journal-Register18d
'You couldn't ask for a better gentleman': Former circuit judge Lewis dead at 77
Theodis "Ted" Lewis, the first Black judge to be appointed to the Seventh Judicial Circuit, died at his home in Chatham on Feb. 17. He was 77. A native of Little Rock, Ark., who attended Illinois ...
Dallas Morning News20d
Civil rights activist Judge Clifford Davis, who fought to desegregate North Texas schools, dies
L. Clifford Davis, the first Black judge elected in Tarrant County, died Feb. 15. He was 100 years old. In 1983, Davis began serving as the district judge of Criminal District Court No. 2 in ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram27d
‘A giant in the struggle for justice’: Fort Worth judge L. Clifford Davis has died at 100
Davis opened one of the first African-American law offices in Tarrant County and was one of the first Black district judges appointed in Tarrant County. He died Saturday at the age of 100.