R. Eugene Pincham

R. Eugene Pincham (28 June 1925 – 3 April 2008) was a pioneering African-American civil rights attorney, judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois, and ardent critic of the U.S. criminal justice system (also see Race Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System). Known for his enrapturing oratory which drew on his own personal struggles and those of African Americans, and his tireless advocacy on behalf of those who could less speak for themselves, he was regarded as a political and legal icon, and held as a role model by both both blacks and whites who came behind him. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23945335/]