<P> Macon Bolling Allen ( born Allen Macon Bolling ; August 4 , 1816 -- June 11 , 1894 ) is believed to be both the first African American licensed to practice law and to hold a judicial position in the United States . Allen passed the bar exam in Maine in 1844 and became a Massachusetts Justice of the Peace in 1848 . He moved to South Carolina after the American Civil War to practice law and was elected as a probate court judge in 1874 . Following the Reconstruction Era , he moved to Washington , D.C. , where he worked as an attorney for the Land and Improvement Association . </P>
<P> Macon Bolling Allen ( born Allen Macon Bolling ; August 4 , 1816 -- June 11 , 1894 ) is believed to be both the first African American licensed to practice law and to hold a judicial position in the United States . Allen passed the bar exam in Maine in 1844 and became a Massachusetts Justice of the Peace in 1848 . He moved to South Carolina after the American Civil War to practice law and was elected as a probate court judge in 1874 . Following the Reconstruction Era , he moved to Washington , D.C. , where he worked as an attorney for the Land and Improvement Association . </P>
when did the first black lawyer in america receive his license
when did the first black lawyer in america receive his license
Macon Bolling Allen
Macon Bolling Allen