Allen Edgar Broussard was an American attorney who rose to become an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from July 22,1981, to August 31,1991.
12 Facts About Allen Broussard
1.
2.
Allen Broussard financed his own education, first at San Francisco City College, then the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
3.
Allen Broussard was one of a group of influential African American leaders in East Bay politics, including Norvel Smith, and state Court of Appeal Justice Clinton White.
4.
Allen Broussard was part of a coterie that used to meet at the pharmacy of William Byron Rumford, along with Lionel Wilson.
5.
In 1972, Allen Broussard was the first African American to be elected president of the California Judges Association.
6.
Allen Broussard became chairman of the Board of the Center for Judicial Education and Research.
7.
Allen Broussard was one of the first African-Americans to become a judge in California.
Related searches
Jerry Brown 8.
Allen Broussard's record caught the attention of Democratic governor Jerry Brown, who, in 1975, appointed Broussard as a judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County.
9.
Allen Broussard went on to serve as Presiding Judge of the Superior Court.
10.
Allen Broussard wrote the majority of opinions for the court at that time.
11.
Allen Broussard was disturbed by this development and expressed fear that the judiciary would become politicized.
12.
Allen Broussard went on to marry her in 1959, and they had two sons, Keith and Craig.