NYLS “Firsts” | 125th Anniversary Materials

Collected and presented below are brief introductions to a number of "firsts" that mark some of our many Alumni's contributions to the legal community and beyond.

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Julius A. Archibald, Class of 1930, New York's (and the Nation's) First Black State Senator
Moses Leonard Frazier, Class of 1899, Believed to Have Been New York Law School's First African-American Graduate
Moxey Alexander Rigby, Class of 1925, First African American Judge Elected in Nassau County
Ted Weathers, Class of 1981, First Openly Gay Judge Appointed in San Diego County
Walter Gladwin, Class of 1941, First Black Assemblyman in the Bronx

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Julius A. Archibald, Class of 1930, New York's (and the Nation's) First Black State Senator

Moses Leonard Frazier, Class of 1899, Believed to Have Been New York Law School's First African-American Graduate

Moxey Alexander Rigby, Class of 1925, First African American Judge Elected in Nassau County

Ted Weathers, Class of 1981, First Openly Gay Judge Appointed in San Diego County

Walter Gladwin, Class of 1941, First Black Assemblyman in the Bronx

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