Israel Meyer Augustine Jr.

Israel Meyer Augustine Jr. (November 16, 1924 – August 29, 1994) was an American lawyer and the first Black district judge in Louisiana.[1][2][3][4]

In 1971, he presided over a trial of twelve Black Panthers members accused of the attempted murder of five New Orleans policemen.[5][6]

Augustine died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1994, aged 69.[1] He was a Catholic.[7]

Israel Meyer Augustine Middle School was renamed for him.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "A first for Louisiana's court, Israel Augustine Jr". African American Registry. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Today in New Orleans History: August 29". www.neworleanspast.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Pontchartrain, Blake (February 8, 2021). "Blakeview: Remembering pioneering Black jurists Israel Augustine Jr. and Revius Ortique Jr". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Reed, Roy (July 10, 1971). "Man in the News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Jones, Jae (May 17, 2020). "Judge Israel Augustine Jr: First Black District Judge in Louisiana & Civil Rights Activist". blackthen.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Reed, Roy (August 2, 1971). "TESTIMONY BEGINS IN PANTHER TRIAL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Susane (February 9, 2022). "Judge Israel Meyer Augustine, Jr. and His Ancestors". The Courage of my Ancestors. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Flynn, Katherine (Fall 2017). "New Orleans' Israel Augustine Meyer Middle School Waits to Be Saved". Preservation (magazine). National Trust for Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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