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 be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, becoming the first African American to serve on that bench as well.
Joseph Clemens Howard
Born 1922 in Des Moines, IA
Died 2000 in Pikesville, MD
FJC ID: 1103
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Supreme Bench of Baltimore City [Maryland]Judge · 1968–1979
- ↳chief judge · 1975–1976
- Baltimore, MarylandAssistant city solicitor · 1967–1968
- Baltimore, MarylandAssistant state's attorney · 1964–1967
- ↳chief of trial section · 1966–1967
- Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland1960–1964
- Supreme Bench of Baltimore City [Maryland]Probation officer · 1958–1960
U.S. Army Reserve1947–1955- U.S. Army1944–1947
Appointments
1979–2000 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1968- Drake UniversityM.A. · 1957
- LL.B. · 1955
- University of IowaB.A. · 1950