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Israel Meyer Augustine Jr.
1924–1994
United States
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Biography
Israel Meyer Augustine Jr. (November 16, 1924 – August 29, 1994) was an American lawyer and the first Black district judge in Louisiana. In 1971, he presided over a trial of twelve Black Panthers members accused of the attempted murder of five New Orleans policemen.
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