Theodore McMillian

Theodore McMillian (January 28 1919–January 18 2006) was the first African American to serve on the Missouri Court of Appeals.

Life

Born: January 28, 1919 in St. Louis.Died: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006Age: 86

Education

Educated at Lincoln University in Jefferson City (B.S., 1941) and Saint Louis University School of Law(J.D., 1949).

ervice

Served as assistant circuit attorney, St. Louis City, 1953-1956, and circuit judge, St. Louis City, 1956-1972. Faculty member, University of Missouri-St. Louis; National College of State Judiciary, University of Nevada, Reno. Lecturer, Saint Louis University School of Law. Served as board chairperson, Human Development Corporation, local CAP agency; Minority Economic Development Agency; Herbert Hoover’s Boys Club of St. Louis; board member, American Judicature Society; Blue Cross Hospital Association; and Urban League. Member: St. Louis University’s President’s Council and board of trustees, St. Louis Junior College District. Appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, by Governor Warren E. Hearnes, October 26, 1972. He was the first African-American to serve on the Court. Retained in 1974. Resigned from the Missouri Court of Appeals in 1978 to accept an appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

External links

*http://www.slu.edu/readstory/more/6444
*http://www.courts.mo.gov/appellate/index.nsf/9dfd92495509f13f8625681f0079fd11/719f5f6c7b7515cf86256a770055e0b1?OpenDocument